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Class Of '57

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Class Of '57
Recorded by The Statler Brothers
Written by Harold and Don Reid

C               Em        Am             C
Tommy's selling used cars Nancy's fixing hair
F                               D7
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care
C              Em                  Am
Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on the make
    F                             G7               C
And Paul sells life insurance and part-time real estate

           Em      Am                 C
Helen is a hostess Frank works at the mill
F                              D7
Janet teaches grade school and probably always will
C                 Em       Am
Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research
    F                        G7           C
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church

        F                    C
And the class of '57 had its dreams
   Am
Oh we all thought we'd change the world 
     D7                  G7
With our great works and deeds
   F                                     C         E7      Am
Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit our needs
    F         G7         C
The class of '57 had its dreams

             Em           Am              C
Betty runs a trailer park Jan sells Tupperware
F                         D7
Randy's on an insane ward Mary's on welfare
C              Em                Am
Charlie took a job with Ford Joe took Freddie's wife
    F                            G7               C
Charlotte took a millionaire and Freddie took his life

               Em      Am             C
John is big in cattle  Ray is deep in debt
F                               D7
Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet
C             Em            Am
Linda married Sonny  Brenda married me
    F                         G7             C
And the class of all of us is just a part of history

        F                    C
And the class of '57 had its dreams
    Am                        D7            G7
But living life day to day is never like it seems
F                           C       E7       Am
Things get complicated when you get past eighteen
        F         G7         C      Am
But the class of '57 had its dreams
       F         G7         C
Oh the class of '57 had its dreams

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Published: 20 Aug, 2013

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