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The Class of 57 - The Statler Brothers
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Tuning: Standard
Artist: Statler Brothers
Album: The Best of the Statler Bros.
Intro:
E Abm F#m B7
E Abm F#m B7
Tommy's selling used cars, Nancy's fixing hair,
A F#m
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care.
E Abm F#m B7
Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on the make,
A B7 E
And Paul sells life insurance and part time real estate.
E Abm F#m B7
Helen is a hostess, Frank works at the mill,
A F#m
Janet teaches grade school and probably always will.
E Abm F#m B7
Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research,
A B7 E
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church.
Chorus:
A E
And the class of '57 had its dreams,
Abm F#m B7
Oh, we all thought we'd change the world with our great works and deeds.
A E Abm
Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit our needs,
A E F
The class of '57 had its dreams.
F Am Gm C7
Betty runs a trailer park, Jan sells Tupperware,
Bb Gm
Randy's on an insane ward, Mary's on welfare.
F Am Gm C7
Charlie took a job with Ford, Joe took Freddie's wife,
Bb C7 F
Charlotte took a millionaire, and Freddie took his life.
F Am Gm C7
John is big in cattle, Ray is deep in debt,
Bb Gm
Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet.
F Am Gm C7
Linda married Sonny, Brenda married me,
Bb C7 F
And the class of all of us is just a part of history.
(Repeat Chorus)
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