Intro:
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Do y[D]ou recall the best years of your life?
Well we try, well we try, well we try.
Every m[A]an has a past, and she now seems content
because she's moving to London to be with her kids...
When y[D]ou were away, I started over again.
When you were away, I started over again!
Well, I'll wo[A]rry about what my father's going to say
when he comes home from work. I can take it--
--take it in a Mi[G]dwest town with the family intact.
We went to Catholic school, the military brats.
We stayed ou[A]tside all night with our loafers all scuffed;
the loosened-up ties, the neighborhood toughs.
We weren't al[G]one much, and Sundays were hell,
but if we made it back from church my brother promised to tell.
He said, "Boy, h[A]ow could you say it? Boy how could you say it?
Boy how could you say it, say it, say it, say it..."
[D]Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba
[A]Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba x2
She tells me that show n[D]ow believes it's a matter of principle.
Now the neigh[A]borhood's gone she won't change them.
She said, "[D]I can see!" She said, "I can see all the e[A]mpty lots..."
She kept her married name when he left, for the children's sake.
[G]My friends still gather around the block!
With their loosened ties and their gu[A]ilty faces!
On our bikes we were ske[G]leton thin.
My father came to shake my hand:
"Take care of the fa[A]mily. I'll explain when you're an older man. I've been found out now."
--t[D]ap tap tap tap t[A]ap tap tapping on the wi[G]ndow for[G] a space on our f[F#m]loor: [F#m][D][A]
"You can stay where p[D]apa just left;[A] there's a spot on the fi[G]replace mat.[G]
Welcome to our [F#m]home[F#m]. Welcome [D]to our h[A]ome."
"Welcome to our h[D]ome, please excuse the m[G]ess--"
"...But they left it like that [F#m]last night." Bop bop bop bop ba.[A]..
I've been keeping this fa[D]mily afloat for years.
I[G]'ve been keeping this f[F#m]amily afloat for years.
I've been keeping this fa[D]mily afloat for years.
I[G]'ve been keeping this f[F#m]amily afloat for years.
(I've been keeping this family afloat for years.)
[Em]La [A]la, [D]la la la [A]la, [D]lalala[G]lala
[Em]La [A]la, [D]la la la [A]la, [D]lalala[G]lala
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll night.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll night.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes [Em]by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll n[Em]ight.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes [Em]by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll n[Em]ight.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes [Em]by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll night.
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Do y[D]ou recall the best years of your life?
Well we try, well we try, well we try.
Every m[A]an has a past, and she now seems content
because she's moving to London to be with her kids...
When y[D]ou were away, I started over again.
When you were away, I started over again!
Well, I'll wo[A]rry about what my father's going to say
when he comes home from work. I can take it--
--take it in a Mi[G]dwest town with the family intact.
We went to Catholic school, the military brats.
We stayed ou[A]tside all night with our loafers all scuffed;
the loosened-up ties, the neighborhood toughs.
We weren't al[G]one much, and Sundays were hell,
but if we made it back from church my brother promised to tell.
He said, "Boy, h[A]ow could you say it? Boy how could you say it?
Boy how could you say it, say it, say it, say it..."
[D]Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba
[A]Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba x2
She tells me that show n[D]ow believes it's a matter of principle.
Now the neigh[A]borhood's gone she won't change them.
She said, "[D]I can see!" She said, "I can see all the e[A]mpty lots..."
She kept her married name when he left, for the children's sake.
[G]My friends still gather around the block!
With their loosened ties and their gu[A]ilty faces!
On our bikes we were ske[G]leton thin.
My father came to shake my hand:
"Take care of the fa[A]mily. I'll explain when you're an older man. I've been found out now."
--t[D]ap tap tap tap t[A]ap tap tapping on the wi[G]ndow for[G] a space on our f[F#m]loor: [F#m][D][A]
"You can stay where p[D]apa just left;[A] there's a spot on the fi[G]replace mat.[G]
Welcome to our [F#m]home[F#m]. Welcome [D]to our h[A]ome."
"Welcome to our h[D]ome, please excuse the m[G]ess--"
"...But they left it like that [F#m]last night." Bop bop bop bop ba.[A]..
I've been keeping this fa[D]mily afloat for years.
I[G]'ve been keeping this f[F#m]amily afloat for years.
I've been keeping this fa[D]mily afloat for years.
I[G]'ve been keeping this f[F#m]amily afloat for years.
(I've been keeping this family afloat for years.)
[Em]La [A]la, [D]la la la [A]la, [D]lalala[G]lala
[Em]La [A]la, [D]la la la [A]la, [D]lalala[G]lala
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll night.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll night.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes [Em]by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll n[Em]ight.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes [Em]by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll n[Em]ight.
[Em]We l[A]ie as[D]leep in our ho[A]mes. The ev[D]ening train g[G]oes [Em]by,
[Em]I pu[A]ll the co[D]vers up cl[A]ose. [D]We can hide a[G]ll night.
