(I figured this out on a ukulele. The chords may be slightly different on a guitar, I don't know.)
INTRO
C Gm F Dm-Bb
C Gm F Dm-Bb
Am Am
VERSE 1
Am
Peace sign on the window
G Dm
Japanese car
F E Dm
You will remember the pap on the radio
F C E F
Big blue policeman says stay where you are
C E
Surrender your Chinese arms, Oh-oh-oh
VERSE 2
Am
Rock show Romeo
G Am
Black and white shoes
C E
Strawberry haircut, in fist-pumping prime?
F C E F
Scrape off the dross and keep what you can use?
C E
And leave the weaker ones behind, oh-oh
CHORUS
Dm Bb C
They step outside to step out slow
Dm Bb C
In vain trying to find a hole they can?t outgrow
C
They evolve in time
Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
C
An unwelcome fate
Gm
May ferry all away
F
But cold comfort flowers
C
Will bloom and decay
MIDDLE 8
C Gm F Dm-Bb
C Gm F Dm-Bb
Am Am
VERSE 3
Am
Pink clouds, summer sorrow
G Dm
Oceanside swells
F C
If you don?t feel pretty
E
With your face in the tide?
F C E F
Well, file your complaint in weary detail
C E
And tell the little people you tried Oh-oh
CHORUS
Dm Bb C
They step outside to step out slow
Dm Bb C
In vain trying to find a hole they can?t outgrow
C
They evolve in time
Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
C
An unwelcome fate
Gm
May ferry all away
F
But cold comfort flowers
C
Will blossom and fade
C Gm F C
C C F
C
They evolve in time
Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
C
An unwelcome fate
Gm
May ferry all away
F
But cold comfort flowers
C
Will bloom and decay
C
They evolve in time
Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
C
An unwelcome fate
Gm
May ferry all away
F
But cold comfort flowers
C
Will bloom and decay
C Bb F C
C Bb F C
C? (fade out)