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Key: Ab
πΈ Intro:
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Eb
πΈ Verse:
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Eb
Mr. Merry cries in his coffin for days he says he can remember
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db
And through the town the pallbearers sing old songs
Eb
Of a beautiful and purple mountain
Db Eb F Db Eb
From every walk of life we've come to see the Last Great American
πΈ Verse 2:
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So may I now present you the speaker friend
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He was a man of men, a man of gold
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He had a how do you say ethical like sense
Eb
That's when the President started to giggle
πΈ Bridge:
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Then the children gave the blessing
Db Ab
Though the service weren't half done
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Each of them sued the other one
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For the last great American
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American
Ab Gb Fm E
American
πΈ Verse 3:
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db
Mary reaches up and we bow our heads
Eb Ab
He pulls the lid on down as his stone is read
Eb/G Fm Eb Db
Here lies our Merry the man with the heart so spent
Eb
That in this day and age is sick of living
Coda:
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And judges argue letters
Db Ab
And fabric comes undone
Db Eb F
For every daughter every son
Db Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Eb
Of the Last Great American
Db Eb F
For every daughter every son
Db Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Eb Ab
Of the Last Great American
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Published: September 29, 2021
Last Updated: May 4, 2026