Intro
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C Am Em  x4 
 
Verse 1
    C                 Am 
One day the kids will have a clue 
Em 
  They can fill you in 
C                   Am         Em G 
Research would have taken hours 
 
Verse 2
C                 Am 
Walking backwards just to get 
Em 
  To your present 
C                    Am           G 
Where you might find common ground 
 
Chorus 1
F         Am           C 
  All your  old friends 
F          Am       C Am Em C Am Em 
  Scared of  the end 
 
Verse 3
C          Am                  Em 
Maybe I'll write a dissertation 
           Em 
Or keep it to myself 
C                  Am        Em G 
Seems it's shorter every year 
 
Verse 4
C                  Am 
What we're calling generations 
Em 
  It's almost to the hour 
C          Am          G 
  Do you remember when? 
 
Chorus 2
F        Am          C 
  Old man  stay quiet 
F         Am 
  It's not  your time 
 
Chorus 3
C        Am 
  Way out  I know 
Em       G 
  time to let go 
C     Am               G 
  Who said it lasts forever? 
C            Am 
  These words  play on 
Em          G 
  Long since I've gone 
C      Am          G 
  It's heavy on my soul 
 
Chorus 4
F           Am       C 
  Last night  I tried 
F        Am 
  For the  last time 
 
Chorus 4
C        Am 
  Way out  I know 
Em       G 
  time to let go 
C     Am               G 
  Who said it lasts forever? 
C            Am 
  These words  play on 
Em          G 
  Long since I've gone 
C      Am          G 
  It's heavy on my soul 
 
Outro
C Am Em  x2