1812. The Escalator as a Metaphor for the Passing of Time
Am medium 4/4
Capo on fret 5 |
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Song List Chorus
Verse 1
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| Am (Dm) |
| His favouite word is |
| E7 (A7) |
| he has delusions that he's |
| Am (Dm) |
| girlfriend says that he's |
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| F (Bb) |
| He likes it when he's |
| E7 (A7) |
| or when he gets his |
| F (Bb) |
| He's practiced smiling |
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Chorus
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| Am (Dm) |
| He's going up to the top |
| Dm (Gm) |
| He's going up to all the way |
| C (F) |
| He's going up and he's not going to |
| Am (Dm) |
| He's going up all the way |
| Dm (Gm) |
| He's going up to the top |
| C (F) |
| He's going up and he's not going to |
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Verse 2
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| E7 (A7) |
| he spends the summers |
| Am (Dm) | |
| somewhere in Spain. |
| Am (Dm) |
| He's always on the |
| | E7 (A7) |
| and | everyone knows his |
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Chorus
Bridge
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| Am (Dm) |
| If you stand still |
| Am (Dm) |
| you'll still go up |
| Fm (B#m) | |
| higher and higher |
| Am (Dm) |
| for the passing of |
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Chorus
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| Am (Dm) |
| going up to the top |
| Dm (Gm) |
| we're going up all the way |
| C (F) |
| W';re going up and we're not going to |
| Am (Dm) |
| He's going up all the way |
| Dm (Gm) |
| He's going up to the top |
| C (F) |
| He's going up and he's not going to |
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Verse 3
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| Am (Dm) |
| He's still gets into |
| E7 (A7) |
| and gets a million dollar |
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| | F (Bb) |
| But now | he's sitting in a |
| F (Bb) |
| he's wheeled into the |
| E7 (A7) |
| vegetables are mashed so they're easily |
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Chorus
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| Am (Dm) |
| He's reached the top, he went all the way |
| Dm (Gm) |
| He went up the very top |
| C (F) |
| He went up but now he's gotta |
| Am (Dm) |
| He went all the way to the top |
| Dm (Gm) |
| He kept going up to the tippy top |
| C (F) |
| He's got up and now he's got to |
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