[Intro]
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G D Em C
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[Verse]
G D
Church bells rang out in the street
Em C
For the men coming home from over sea
G D
And our town breathed a sigh of relief
C G
Like a curse had been lifted
G D
By the stand where we watched the parade
Em C
We ate popcorn and drank lemonade
G D
With the sun on our faces; we played
C G
The streets of New England
[Instrumental]
G D Em C
G D C G
[Verse]
G D
I could see when he stepped off of the bus
Em C
As he made his way over to us
G D
He's not the same mas as he was
C G
Before he listed
[Pre-chorus]
C D
And she stood there alone in the door
Em C
I said "Mama, don't cry anymore.
G D
Now that daddy's come back from the war,
Em C
everything will be different"
[Verse]
G D
When the hot summer sun went down
Em C
Mama put on her green evening gown
G D
They went out, a night on the town
C G
The streets of New England
[Instrumental Outro]
G D Em C
G D C G
G D Em C
G D C G
G D Em C
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