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In Tall Buildings Chords

Music by: John Hartford
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[Intro 1]
[D][A][Bm][A][G][A][D][A][D][A][Bm]
[A][G][A][D][A]

[Verse 1]
[D]Someday,
my [A]baby, when [Bm]I am a man[D]
And [G]oth[Em] ers ha[G]ve taugh[A]t me
the [D]best that they [A]can
They'll [D]sell me [A]a suit then
[Bm]cut off my h[D]air
[G]And send me to [A]work in tall [D]buildings
[A]So it's

[Verse 2]
[D]goodbye to the [A]sun[C#m]shine
[A]Good[Bm] bye to the dew[D]
[G]Good[Em]bye to the f[A]lowers
And [D]goodbye [A]to you
I'm [D]off to [A]the subway
[F#m]I must n[Bm]ot be late[D]
I'm [G]go [Em]ing t[G]o work[A] in tall bui[D]ldings

[Interlude 1]
[B][E][B][E][G#m]
[C#m][B][E][C#m][A][B][E][B][E][C#m][A]
[B][E][B]

[Verse 3]
Oh [E]when I re[G#m]tire
My [C#m]life is my o[B]wn[C#m]
[E]I mad[A]e all the pay[B]ments
It's [E]time to [B]go home
And [E]wonder what [B]happened
[C#m]Betwixt and [B]between[C#m]
When [A]I went to w[B]ork in tall b[E]uildings[B]

[Verse 4]
So it's [E]goodbye to the [B]sun[G#m]shine
[C#m]Good bye to the dew
[A]Goodbye to the [B]flowers
And [E]goodbye [B]to you
I'm [E]off to [D#]the subway
[G#m]I must n[C#m]ot be late[B]
[A]Going to [B]work in tall [E]buildings

[Interlude 2]
[B][E][G#m][C#m]
[B][E][A][B][E][B][E][B][G#m][C#m][E][A]
[B][E][B]

[Verse 5]
So it's [E]goodbye to [B]the sunshine
[G#m]Good b[C#m]ye to the dew[E]
[A]Goodbye to the [B]flowers
And [E]goodbye to [B]you
I'm [E]off to [B]the subway
I [C#m]must not be late
I'm [A]going to [B]work in tall [E]buildings

[Outro 1]
[G#m][C#m][E][A][E][F#][B][E]
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