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Tar And Cement by Joe Dolan
Tar And Cement
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Verse 1]
F C
The town I came from was quiet and small
C F
we played in the meadows where the grass grew so tall
F C
in summer the lilacs would grow everywhere
C F
the laughter of children would float in the air
[Verse 2]
F C
As I grew older I had to roam
C F
far from my family, far from my home
F C
into the city, where lives can be spent
C F
lost in the shadows of tar and cement.
F C
In to the city where I had my eye
C F
on all the pleasures that money can buy
[Chorus]
F Dm
Yet I can see it all so clearly now
Dm F
still goin' o-o-o-on
F Dm
Yes, I can see it oh so clearly now
Dm F
still goin' o-o-o-on
[Verse 3]
F C
Each day I'd wake up and look at the sky
C F
I think of the meadows where I used to lie
F C
then I'd remember all that is gone
C F
you're in the city, you better push on
F C
get what you came for, before it's too late
C F
get what you came for, the meadows can wait.
[Chorus]
F Dm
So every night I'd sit alone and learn
Dm F
what loneliness me-e-e-eant
F Dm
up in my rented room above a world
Dm F
of tar and ceme-e-e-ent.
[Verse 4]
F C
Many years later, tired at last
C F
I headed for home to look for my past
F C
I looked for the meadows, there wasn't a trace
C F
six lanes of highway had taken their place
F C
where were the lilacs and all that they meant
C F
nothing but acres of tar and cement.
[Chorus]
F Dm
Yet I can see it all so clearly now
Dm F
'Though all of it's go-o-one?
F Dm
Yes I can see it all so clearly now
Dm F
where has it go-o-one?
F Dm
Where are the meadows? (tar and cement)
F Dm
Where are the lilacs? (tar and cement)
F Dm
The laughter of children? (tar and cement)
F Dm
Nothing but acres (tar and cement)
F Dm
where is the tall grass? (tar and cement)
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