Intro: Eb   G+   Fm6   A#9  
Cdim7     Bb7   A#9sus4  
 
Verse 1 
Eb       G+           Fm6   A#9 
A lonesome tear, a hungry face 
Cdim7              Bb7   A#9sus4 
A barren pain, a dream unchased 
 
Chorus 
C#maj7       C#7   F#maj7    E7             F#m6     B7         C# 
Oh I can't wait until the day there's sunshine in their eyes 
 
Verse 2 
A prayer is heard 
By one so small 
Let love be in the 
Hearts of all 
 
Chorus 
Oh I can't wait until the day there's sunshine in their eyes 
 
Bridge 
D#m9 A#9        D#m9              A#9 
You and I may never see them cry 
     Dm9                   A9            Am6 
Or wonder why the world's so cold 
 
D#m9                              A#m6  
You feel that they're too young 
D#m9              A#m6 
To take a look around 
 
Dm9                    Fm9             G#m9              F9 
But in their faces I can see the trouble all around  
 
Verse 3 
Today we must 
Turn into lies 
The truth already 
In their minds 
 
chorus 
Oh I can't wait until the day there's sunshine in their eyes  
 
C#maj7 C#7  F#maj7  E7 
Do do do do do do do do 
            F#m6          B7      C# 
There's sunshine in their eyes 
 
C#maj7 C#7  F#maj7  E7 
Hey no no  
F#m6            B7   C# 
Sunshine in their eyes 
 
C# C#M7 A#m11  C#6  G#       
Uh uh  
 
PART II 
 
Verse A 
G#   
All my mother's worried 
D#+  
'Cause she feels the world is ending 
F#maj7                                        F#m      B7  
She believes that everything is coming to an end 
 
Verse B 
Papa being real careful 
'Cause his brother Sam was robbed 
trying to buy just a loaf of bread for baby John 
 
Pre Chorus 
Bb 
See how the world scared 
G# F# F 
All the streets turning bad 
Bb 
Most of the news is bad 
G# F# F 
Crime just breeds in the air 
 
Chorus 
F7                    A#9  
Sad is the song rolling along 
D#9              G# 
Everything is happenin' 
F7                    A#9  
When is the tune now we are domed  
D#9              G# 
Everything is Happenin' 
  
Verse C 
G#  
Cost of livin's up 
D#+ 
But the pay is low down 
F#maj7                                         
Hate to see the baby starve 
            F#m                 B7 
'Cause mama can't be found 
 
Verse D 
Sister lives alone 
Bolts and chains her door at night 
Never ever walks an alley or a short away 
 
Pre Chorus 
Bb 
See how the world scared 
G# F# F 
All the streets turning bad 
Bb 
Most of the news is bad 
G# F# F 
Crime just breeds in the air 
 
Chorus 
F7                    A#9  
Sad is the song rolling along 
D#9              G# 
Everything is happenin' 
F7                    A#9  
When is the tune now we are domed  
D#9              G# 
Everything is Happenin' 
 
Verse E 
G# 
Brother Bill gone fighting 
D#+ 
In a place where he is a stranger 
F#maj7                                    F#m       B7 
But could men die a stranger in every war 
 
Verse F 
We all hide in shame 
Boldly pour into another  
When the blame we know for sure is right in ourselves 
In ourselves 
Chorus 
F7                    A#9  
Sad is the song rolling along 
D#9              G# 
Everything is happenin' 
F7                    A#9  
When is the tune now we are domed  
D#9              G# 
Everything is Happenin' 
 
end 
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