Class Of 57 chords by The Statler Brothers

Chords with lyrics

The Class Of '57:The Statler
Brothers.
Album - Country Music:Then And Now - #7 on
BB Hot Country on MERCURY Records in 1972.


INTRO: E MajorE AbmAbm GbmGbm BB


#1.
E MajorE        AbmAbm    DbmDbm      E MajorE
Tommy's selling used cars Nancy's fixing hair.
A augmentedA                GbGb        BB
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care.
E MajorE       AbmAbm         DbmDbm
Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on
  E MajorE
the make.
  A augmentedA               BB       E MajorE
And Paul sells life insurance and part-time real estate.

#2.
E MajorE     AbmAbm   DbmDbm        E MajorE
Helen is a hostess Frank works at the mill.
A augmentedA               GbGb       BB
Janet teaches grade school and probably always will.
E MajorE         AbmAbm   DbmDbm       E MajorE
Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research.
  A augmentedA            BB      E MajorE
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church.


CHORUS:
    A augmentedA          E MajorE
And the class of '57 had its dreams.
    DbmDbm                  GbGb
Oh, we all thought we'd change the world with our
        BB
great works and deeds.
  A augmentedA                   E MajorE     AbmAbm
Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit
  DbmDbm
our needs.
  A augmentedA     BB     E MajorE
The class of '57 had its dreams.


#3.
FF      A minorAm      DmDm       FF
Betty runs a trailer park Jan sells Tupperware.
Bb majorBb            G+G      C majorC
Randy's on an insane ward Mary's on welfare.
FF       A minorAm       DmDm         FF
Charlie took a job with Ford, Joe took Freddie's wife.
Bb majorBb                C majorC        FF
Charlotte took a millionaire and Freddie took his life.

#4.
FF       A minorAm    DmDm       FF
John is big in cattle, Ray is deep in debt.
Bb majorBb               G+G     C majorC
Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet.
FF       A minorAm      DmDm
Linda married Sonny Brenda married me.
  Bb majorBb            C majorC       FF
And the class of all of us is just a part of history.


CHORUS:
    Bb majorBb          FF
And the class of '57 had its dreams.
  DmDm            G+G       C majorC
But living life day to day is never like it seems.
Bb majorBb             FF    A minorAm    DmDm
Things get complicated when you get past eighteen.
    Bb majorBb    C majorC     FF   DmDm
But the class of '57 had its dreams.


OUTRO:
  Bb majorBb    C majorC     FF
The class of '57 had its dreams.



A augmentedA seventies smash from Kraziekhat.