1941 Live chords by Harry Nilsson

Chords with lyrics

Live at the BBC, 1971. http://youtube.com/watch?v=twteB8GsFZQ
Chords should be correct, watch the video to figure out the finger picking.
Intro::
E7E7 A7A7 D7D7 B7B7 x 2

Verse 1::
E7E7     A7A7       D7D7     B7B7
Well in 1941 a happy father had a son
E7E7       A7A7      D7D7        B7B7
And by 1944 the father walked right out the door
E7E7     A7A7       D7D7     B7B7
And in '45 the mom and son were still alive
C7C7   C7C7   C7C7   C7C7   B7B7   B7B7   B7B7   B7B7
But who could tell in '46 if the two were to survive

Verse 2::
E7E7             A7A7
Well the years were passing quickly
D7D7           B7B7
But not fast enough for him
E7E7            A7A7
So he closed his eyes through '55
D7D7          B7B7
And he opened them up again
E7E7            A7A7
When he looked around he saw a clown
D7D7            B7B7
And the clown seemed very gay
C7C7   C7C7   C7C7   C7C7   B7B7   B7B7   B7B7   B7B7
And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away

Scat solo 1::
E7E7 A7A7 D7D7 B7B7 x 2
C7C7 C7 B7B7 B7 x 2
C7C7 C7 C7C7 C7 B7B7 B7 E7E7
A7A7 D7D7 B7B7

Verse 3::
E7E7            A7A7
Well he followed every railroad track
D7D7          B7B7
And every highway sign
E7E7        A7A7
And he had a girl in each new town
D7D7            B7B7
And the towns he left behind
E7E7      A7A7
And the open road
D7D7          B7B7
Was the only road he knew
C7C7   C7C7   C7C7   C7C7
But the color of his dreams
B7B7   B7B7   B7B7   B7B7
Were slowly turning into blue

Verse 4::
E7E7    E7E7    A7A7    A7A7
Then he met a girl the kind of girl
D7D7   D7D7   B7B7   B7B7
He'd wanted all his life
E7E7   E7E7    A7A7   A7A7
She was soft and kind and good to him
D7D7   D7D7    G+G    B7B7
So he took her for his wife
E7E7     B7B7     A7A7     A7A7
And they got a house not far from town
D7D7  D7D7  B7B7  B7B7
And in a little while
C7C7   C7C7   C7C7   C7C7
The girl had seen the doctor
B7B7    B7B7    B7B7    B7B7
And she came home with a child

Verse 5::
E7E7  E7E7  A7A7  A7A7  D7D7  D7D7  B7B7  B7B7
Now in 1961 a happy father had a son
E7E7   E7E7   A7A7   A7A7   D7D7   D7D7   B7B7   B7B7
And by 1964 the father walked right out the door
E7E7  E7E7  A7A7  A7A7  D7D7  D7D7  B7B7
And in '65 the mom and son were still around
C7C7
But what will happen to the boy
B7B7
When the circus comes to town?

Scat solo 2::
E7E7 A7A7 D7D7 B7B7 x 3
C7C7 B7B7