[E]in swept [Am]sea [C]flows to [G]me
[Am]thr[C]ows a [G]thousand waves into
my ear
let's form a [C]parade
would you [Am]be [Em]afraid
with bands and [E]floats and [Em]queens and lots of clowns[D]
[C]the plagues will lead us [G]down
[B]the [Am]main [G]street
[G]dressed [Am]in [G]banners
[B]balloons [Am]candy [G]sweet
[G]whistles [Am]sirens [G]and horns
[G]the boy scouts in [C]green
[G]drum and bugle [C]teams[E]
[Em]the legion [Am]and the p[D]assing
[C]present important teams
all leave the [G]big parade
[B]down [Am]the [G]street
[G]crowd[Am] at[G]tending
l[B]onely [Am]lonely [G]eyes
[B]smile t[Am]hrough [G]rubber disguise
[C]the cannons and [G]guns
[C]all add to the [Em]fun
[E]the mayor and [Am]local
young [D]tv stars
[G]wave from the shiny cars
[B]at [Am]the [G]end
[B]sad [Am]notati[G]on
[G]men [Am]in white [G]with rakes
[B]clean [Am]up [G]the big parade
[Am]wind swept [Em]streets
[C]show to [G]me
[C]just the [G]thousand programs left to lay
[D]that's [C]what I'm [G]trying to say
[Am]thr[C]ows a [G]thousand waves into
my ear
let's form a [C]parade
would you [Am]be [Em]afraid
with bands and [E]floats and [Em]queens and lots of clowns[D]
[C]the plagues will lead us [G]down
[B]the [Am]main [G]street
[G]dressed [Am]in [G]banners
[B]balloons [Am]candy [G]sweet
[G]whistles [Am]sirens [G]and horns
[G]the boy scouts in [C]green
[G]drum and bugle [C]teams[E]
[Em]the legion [Am]and the p[D]assing
[C]present important teams
all leave the [G]big parade
[B]down [Am]the [G]street
[G]crowd[Am] at[G]tending
l[B]onely [Am]lonely [G]eyes
[B]smile t[Am]hrough [G]rubber disguise
[C]the cannons and [G]guns
[C]all add to the [Em]fun
[E]the mayor and [Am]local
young [D]tv stars
[G]wave from the shiny cars
[B]at [Am]the [G]end
[B]sad [Am]notati[G]on
[G]men [Am]in white [G]with rakes
[B]clean [Am]up [G]the big parade
[Am]wind swept [Em]streets
[C]show to [G]me
[C]just the [G]thousand programs left to lay
[D]that's [C]what I'm [G]trying to say
