Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
C majorC
We both share the stage... sing and dance
E minorEm
put on smiles... you’d think….. at a glance
FF G+G A minorAm G+G
We’re oh so real ... but you don’t know...
C majorC
The audience thinned, and ticket sales slowed
E minorEm
Our life's work replaced by the picture show
FF G+G A minorAm
Forced to retire cause its all that we know
G+G C majorC
It’s life’s last reality.. our final Vaudeville show.
Verse 2:
C majorC
We board the Rockville Island Line
E minorEm
Conductor says it’s the last time
FF G+G
you’ll hear her whistle blow
A minorAm G+G
Diesel engines... now.... you know
C majorC
Water tank now has no use
E minorEm
No brakeman rides the caboose
FF G+G A minorAm
One car less ....not carrying coal
G+G C majorC
It’s life’s last reality, the steam to diesel show.
G+G C majorC E minorEm FF G+G
Verse 3:
C majorC
We made our calls from wooden phone booths
E minorEm
We went to baseball games in 3 piece suits
FF G+G G+G G+G
All the planes we flew on.. were props
A minorAm
Life is just a circle you go round and round
G+G C majorC
begins in the cradle.... ends... in the ground...
G+G C majorC
It’s life’s... last... reality.