The 6th Of January Yasgurs Farm
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Intro:
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Verso 1]
G
She says maybe it's the time of year
D
Or maybe it's the time of man
D
60's playlist and a beer
G
I'm suddenly 16 again
D
What's the future hold in store
G
What's it hiding up its sleeve
G
All that wide-eyed hope
G
Were we so naive
[Refrão]
Bm7 G D
Hey mister where's the road to Yasgur's farm
Bm7 G D
He stares at me with pity and alarm
Bm7 G
Says that crowd left here long ago
D G D A G
Scattered all to hell and Harper's Ferry
A D
On the 6th of January
[Verso 2]
G
I'm shopping for some groceries
G
Muzak piped in overhead
D
They only play the melody
G
I hear the words John Lennon said
G
Asking me to imagine
D
As I fight this cart with crooked wheels
D
He's either bent over laughing
Bm7
Or spinning in his Strawberry Fields
[Refrão]
G D
Where's the road to Yasgur's farm
Bm7 G D
He stares at me with pity and alarm
Bm7 G
Says that crowd left here long ago
D G D A G
Scattered all to hell and Harper's Ferry
A D
On the 6th of January
[Ponte]
G D G
And we're driving home and the radio plays
D
What's goin' on? Marvin Gaye
G D
Is it right on red or left on MLK
G A
I look ahead and realize we've lost our way
[Refrão]
Bm7 G D
Hey mister where's the road to Yasgur's farm
Bm7 G D
He stares at me with pity and alarm
Bm7 G
Says that crowd left here long ago
D G D A G
Scattered all to hell and Harper's Ferry
A Bm7 G
On the 6th of January
A D
On the 6th of January
Outro: D
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