1960
Written by Gerry Beckley, ©1979

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E  A/E  E  A/E
(Intro)

Amaj7                    G#m7
How 'bout a tear for the year of 1960
F#m7                      E        E7
I watched the fins of the Cadillac fall
Amaj7            G#m7                     D    (A-E)
I remember Dad explained about the Berlin Wall

Amaj7                    G#m7
How 'bout a tear for the torment and the trouble
F#m7                    E     E7
That was brewing in the Asian way
Amaj7                   G#m7                  D (A-E)
I wore a smile like the faces that surround L.A.

D                  Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
C#m7               F#m7  (F#m-E)
It's hard to get a break
D                         Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
C#m7                 F#7
And make the same mistakes

A               E/G#
My reputation's on the line
F#m7                 E (F#m7-E/G#)
The final day of '59
A                      E/G#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
  D    (A-E)
Today

Amaj7                     G#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
F#m7           E         E7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
Amaj7                   G#m7
I could never reach the keys
               D  (A-E)
But it was all OK

Amaj7                     G#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the humour in my brother
F#m7                       E       E7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
Amaj7                     G#m7
It's just another sign of love
                  D     (A-E)
Whenever we would fight

D                        Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
C#m7           F#m7 (F#m-E)
As it is right now
D                  Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
C#m7           F#7
When I take my bow

A               E/G#
My reputation's on the line
F#m7                E (F#m7-E/G#)
At the start of '79
A                      E/G#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
  D    (A-E)
Today
A                        E/G#
I've played this part so many times
F#m7                 E (F#m7-E/G#)
Since the end of '59
A                      E/G#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
  D
Today

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Last Revised: 6 September 1999