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G Am7 D
You've seen the way they get around
D7 Am7 G
With nothing beyond burdens left to lose
G Am7 F
The drying spine that bends them near the ground
F Em Eb
The way their ankles fold over their shoes
Eb9 Abmaj7 Bbm9 Cm Eb9
They've had their day and half of the day after
Abmaj7 Bbm9 Cm Dm7
And all the shares they ever held in laughter
Dm7 Fm D7 Gm
Are now just so many old engravings
G G7 Cm
Their sands have run out long before their savings
Ab Bdim D D7
And the fun ran out so long before the sands
G Am7 D
They lost touch with the touch of other hands
D7 Am7 G
That once came to caress and then to help
G Am7 F
A single tumble means a broken hip
Em Eb Eb9
The hair grows thinner on the scalp
Abmaj7 Bbm9 Cm
And thicker on the upper lip
Ab Bdim D Am7 D7
And who is there to care, or left to please?
G Am7 D D7
It's so easy when we're young
Am7 G D7
For me to wield a silver tongue
G Am7 F
And cleverly place you among
Em A7 D Am7 D7
The girls the boys have always sung
G Am7 D D7
It's so simple when it's you
Am7 G D7
For me to coax from my guitar
G Am7 F
The usual on how fine you are
Em Eb
Like this calm night, like that bright star
Eb7 Abmaj7 Bbm7 Cm
And the rest would follow on
Ab D Am7 D7
The rest would follow on
G Am7 D
And there'll be time to try it all
D7 Am7 G
I'm sure the thrill will never pall
D7 G Am7 F
The sand will take so long to fall
Em Eb C
The neck so slim, the glass so tall
Em Eb D11 G
The neck so slim, the glass so tall
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