Verse 1:
[Fm]Misery fell on the town when they all lost their l[G#]ooks[C#][G#]
[Fm]They spent all those years with their jobs and their scholarly b[G#]ooks[C#][G#]
With[Bbm] no one to s[Ab]hare all their th[F#]oughts and their wo[F]rldly to [Bbm]be?s, oh [Eb]noo
They [Fm]got down and prayed a little more for a life that was fr[G#]ee[C#][G#]
Verse 2:
[Fm]Altered and changed they insist how reform comes al[G#]ong[C#][G#]
A w[Fm]ise men suggested they work in their smiles, not their l[G#]ove[C#][G#]
And [Bbm]all of a s[Ab]udden it s[F#]ounds like the t[F]own was to [Bbm]be, oh y[Eb]es
A h[Fm]appier place where they'll live out their personal dr[G#]eam
La la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la,
[G#]la la la la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la
Chorus:
[E]Why o[Eb]h why this
T[G#]own without l[C#]ove, too much f[G#]aith in ab[C#]ove
Can you s[E]ee? Can yo[Eb]u feel the
F[G#]orce that it br[C#]ings, not to [G#]worry ?bout th[C#]ings
Just the s[G#]tars in the s[C#]ky, all the [G#]joy in their t[C#]ime
With a h[E]ope fo[Eb]rrrrr p[Fm]eace
Fm G# C# G# (2x)
Over melodica instrumental
Verse 3:
[Fm]First thing they do is to substitute pleasure for p[G#]ain[C#][G#]
[Fm]Helping themselves figure out there?s so much they can g[G#]ain[C#][G#]
But [Bbm]that can't sur[Ab]render their c[F#]hemistry b[F]ooks if they [Bbm]fell, oh w[Eb]ell
They f[Fm]rolic and take in the love that persistently wa[G#]its
La la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la,
[G#]la la la la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la
Chorus:
[E]Why o[Eb]h why this
T[G#]own without l[C#]ove, too much f[G#]aith in ab[C#]ove
Can you s[E]ee? Can yo[Eb]u feel the
F[G#]orce that it br[C#]ings, not to [G#]worry ?bout th[C#]ings
Just the s[G#]tars in the s[C#]ky, all the [G#]joy in their t[C#]ime
With a h[E]ope fo[Eb]rrrrr peace
Instrumental:
G#-C#-Bb-Eb (4x)
End Chorus:
[E]Why o[Eb]h why this
T[G#]own without l[C#]ove, too much f[G#]aith in ab[C#]ove
Can you s[E]ee? Can yo[Eb]u feel the
F[G#]orce that it br[C#]ings, not to [G#]worry ?bout th[C#]ings
Just the st[B]ars in the s[E]ky, all the j[B]oy in their t[E]ime
A[G#]ll the people t[C#]hat kiss, all[G#] the children [C#]that wish
All the fr[B]esh living fl[E]owers that sp[D]end all their h[G]ours
Out[Eb]side in the r[Ab]ain, just so h[D]appy you c[G]ame
From so [C#]far for so lo[F#]ng, with a w[C]elcoming s[F]ong
Just to s[E]ay, to sa[Eb]aaay?
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[Fm]Misery fell on the town when they all lost their l[G#]ooks[C#][G#]
[Fm]They spent all those years with their jobs and their scholarly b[G#]ooks[C#][G#]
With[Bbm] no one to s[Ab]hare all their th[F#]oughts and their wo[F]rldly to [Bbm]be?s, oh [Eb]noo
They [Fm]got down and prayed a little more for a life that was fr[G#]ee[C#][G#]
Verse 2:
[Fm]Altered and changed they insist how reform comes al[G#]ong[C#][G#]
A w[Fm]ise men suggested they work in their smiles, not their l[G#]ove[C#][G#]
And [Bbm]all of a s[Ab]udden it s[F#]ounds like the t[F]own was to [Bbm]be, oh y[Eb]es
A h[Fm]appier place where they'll live out their personal dr[G#]eam
La la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la,
[G#]la la la la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la
Chorus:
[E]Why o[Eb]h why this
T[G#]own without l[C#]ove, too much f[G#]aith in ab[C#]ove
Can you s[E]ee? Can yo[Eb]u feel the
F[G#]orce that it br[C#]ings, not to [G#]worry ?bout th[C#]ings
Just the s[G#]tars in the s[C#]ky, all the [G#]joy in their t[C#]ime
With a h[E]ope fo[Eb]rrrrr p[Fm]eace
Fm G# C# G# (2x)
Over melodica instrumental
Verse 3:
[Fm]First thing they do is to substitute pleasure for p[G#]ain[C#][G#]
[Fm]Helping themselves figure out there?s so much they can g[G#]ain[C#][G#]
But [Bbm]that can't sur[Ab]render their c[F#]hemistry b[F]ooks if they [Bbm]fell, oh w[Eb]ell
They f[Fm]rolic and take in the love that persistently wa[G#]its
La la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la,
[G#]la la la la la la [C#]la, [Bb]la la la la la la [Eb]la
Chorus:
[E]Why o[Eb]h why this
T[G#]own without l[C#]ove, too much f[G#]aith in ab[C#]ove
Can you s[E]ee? Can yo[Eb]u feel the
F[G#]orce that it br[C#]ings, not to [G#]worry ?bout th[C#]ings
Just the s[G#]tars in the s[C#]ky, all the [G#]joy in their t[C#]ime
With a h[E]ope fo[Eb]rrrrr peace
Instrumental:
G#-C#-Bb-Eb (4x)
End Chorus:
[E]Why o[Eb]h why this
T[G#]own without l[C#]ove, too much f[G#]aith in ab[C#]ove
Can you s[E]ee? Can yo[Eb]u feel the
F[G#]orce that it br[C#]ings, not to [G#]worry ?bout th[C#]ings
Just the st[B]ars in the s[E]ky, all the j[B]oy in their t[E]ime
A[G#]ll the people t[C#]hat kiss, all[G#] the children [C#]that wish
All the fr[B]esh living fl[E]owers that sp[D]end all their h[G]ours
Out[Eb]side in the r[Ab]ain, just so h[D]appy you c[G]ame
From so [C#]far for so lo[F#]ng, with a w[C]elcoming s[F]ong
Just to s[E]ay, to sa[Eb]aaay?
Any questions or comments?, email me at ozmacity@yahoo.com
