Five Years
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G F#m
Pushing thru' the market square
Em C
So many mother sighing
A
News had just come over
C G Am
We had five years left to cry in
G F#m
News guy wept and told us
Em C
Earth was really dying
A
Cried so much, his face was wet
C G Am
Then I knew he was not lying.
G Am G
I heard telephones, opera house, favorite melodies
Bm Em
I saw boys, toys, electric irons and T.V's
A
My brain hurt like a ware house, it had no room to spare
C
I had to cram so many things to store ev'ry thing in there
Am
And all the fat skinny people
C Am
And all the tall short people
C G Am G
And all the nobody people
C G Am D7
And all the somebody people
Am C G Am
I never thought I'd need so many people
G F#m
A girl my age went off her head
Em C
Hit some tiny children
A
If the black had not pulled her off
C G Am
I think she would have killed them
G F#m
A soldier with a broken arm
Em C
Fixed his state to the wheels of a Cadillac
A
A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest
C G Am
And a queer threw up at at the sight of that
G F#m
I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
Em
Drinking milkshakes cold and long
A
Smiling and waving and looking so fine
C
Don't think you knew you were in this song
G Am G
And it was cold, and it rained, so I felt like an actor
F#m Em
And I thought of Ma, and I wanted to get back there
A
Your face, Your race, the way that you talk
C G Am
I kiss you, you're beautiful, I want you to walk. We got
G Bm
Five years stuck on my eyes
Em
Five years what a surprise we got
A
Five years my brain hurts a lot
C
Five years that's all we got we've got
How to play Five Years
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.