pretty good year
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F C Dm Bb
F C Dm Bb
F C F C
tears on the sleeve of a man
F C F C
don't want to be a boy today
F C F C
heard the eternal footman
F C F C
bought himself a bike to race
Bb Csus4 C
and greg he writes letters and burns his cd's
Dm
they say you were something in those formative years
Bb Csus4 C
hold onto nothing as fast as you can
F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb
well, still... pretty good year -- ah... pretty good
F F Dm Bb
F C F C
maybe a bright sandy beach
F C F C
is gonna bring you back
F C F C
maybe not so now you're off
F C
you're gonna see america
F Bb
well let me tell you something about (stutter) america
F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb
pretty good year ah... pretty good
F C Dm Bb
Bb C Dm Bb
some things are melting now
C Dm Bb
some things are melting now... well
Eb Gb Ab
hey...
Eb Gb Ab
well what's it gonna take till my baby's alright
Eb Gb Ab
well what's it gonna take till my baby's alright
F C Dm Bb
F C Dm Bb
Csus4 Bb
and Greg he writes letters with his birthday pen
F Dm
sometimes he's aware that they're drawing him in
Bb Csus4 C
Lucy was pretty your best friend agreed
F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb
well, still... pretty good year -- ah... pretty good
F C Dm Bb C
ah... pretty good year
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evan c. parker
ecpark@mail.wm.edu
How to play pretty good year
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