(Chorus 1)
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
(Verse 1)
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] At the refreshment stand[C]
[C#m] A boy throws out his hands[C]
[C#m] As if to feed the starlings[C]
[C#m] But really he throws nothing[C]
[D] It's just to watch them jump[G]
[D] See the people coming[G]
[C#m] They're moving over the grass[C]
[C#m] To squeeze into plastic chairs[C]
(Chorus 2)
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
(Verse 2)
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] Three notes, a bugle call[C]
[C#m] A black man in overalls[C]
[C#m] Arrives to empty the trash[C]
[C#m] Hauls it to a metal hatch[C]
[D] A doorway opens up[G]
[D] To the underworld[G]
[C#m] The boy throws empty hands[C]
[C#m] And the starlings jump[C]
(Chorus 3)
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
(Verse 1)
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] At the refreshment stand[C]
[C#m] A boy throws out his hands[C]
[C#m] As if to feed the starlings[C]
[C#m] But really he throws nothing[C]
[D] It's just to watch them jump[G]
[D] See the people coming[G]
[C#m] They're moving over the grass[C]
[C#m] To squeeze into plastic chairs[C]
(Chorus 2)
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
(Verse 2)
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] [C]
[C#m] Three notes, a bugle call[C]
[C#m] A black man in overalls[C]
[C#m] Arrives to empty the trash[C]
[C#m] Hauls it to a metal hatch[C]
[D] A doorway opens up[G]
[D] To the underworld[G]
[C#m] The boy throws empty hands[C]
[C#m] And the starlings jump[C]
(Chorus 3)
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
[D]All near the [G]memorials to [F]Vietnam and [A]Lincoln
