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Artist - Harvey Andrews
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Song - Songs That Harry Wrote
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Album - The Journey (1997)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 2nd FRET
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INTRO
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Em D Em D
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VERSE 1
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Em
I was in a barroom just the other night
D
Tuning my old guitar
Em
When two young girls stood in front of me
C D
And one said, "Hey Grandpa
C
You gotta plug in, you gotta synthesize
D
You gotta get outta those jeans
Em
We came here for music tonight
C D
And they hire us an old has-been
Em D Em D
And we want a dance machine!"
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VERSE 2
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Em
I was far too tired to be angry
D
I was too damn broke to be mad
Em
I said, "Give me a try tonight ladies
C D
I might not be too bad
C
You see, every song has a story
D
If you listen you might just learn
Em
That life's for the living by everyone
C D
And youth is a flame you burn
Em
What you borrow, you must return”
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CHORUS
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G C
And I sang the songs that Harry wrote
G C
I sang with all my soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing made me whole
G C
Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em D Em D
There were songs before machines
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VERSE 3
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Em
And when the night was over
D
And the room began to clear
Em
And the glasses clinked, and the spotlight blinked
C D
And I reached for another beer
C
I looked around for the young girls
D
But they must have left too soon
Em
And I thought that trying to reach those kids
C D
Is like trying to reach the moon
Em D
Flying a silver spoon
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VERSE 4
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Em
And I thought those days are over
D
And the songs must all be dead
Em D
Am I the last one singing all the memories in my head?
C
I'd given them my best shots
D
And I'd hoped that they could see
Em
That what the songs were saying is
D
You grow up fast and free
Em
But you can't fight destiny
Em D Em D
Em D Em D
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CHORUS
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G C
And I sang the songs that Harry wrote
G C
I sang with all my soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing made me whole
G C
Yes, I sang for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em D Em D
There were songs before machines
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VERSE 5
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Em
The clock was chiming midnight
D
When I walked out to my car
Em
And standing there were the two young girls
C D
So I put down my guitar
C
And the one reached up to kiss my cheek
D
And the other one held my hand
Em
And they said, "We thought you ought to know
C D
It's like a new found land
Em D Em D
And now we understand"
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CHORUS
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G C
Why you sing the songs that Harry wrote
G C
You sing with all your soul
G C
For Annie from America
D
And the singing makes you whole
G C
Yes, you sing for the Mister Tanners
G C
For the waitresses with dreams
G C
For the lost ones and the lonely
D
And for all that music means
Em
There were songs before machines
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OUTRO
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Em D Em D
Em D Em D
Repeat and Fade Out...........
ENJOY..........