In Tall Buildings - Lyrics
John Hartford, as performed by Sam Bush


3/4
intro: D / D"cis/ Bm7 / A G A D A (2x)

(D)Someday, my (D"cis)baby, when (Bm7)I am a man
And other's have t(A)aught me
The (D)best that they (A)can
They'll (D)sell me a suit
And (Bm7)cut off my (A)hair
And (G)send me to (A)work in (D)tall buildings (A)

   So it's (D)goodbye to the (D"cis)sunshine
   Good(Bm7)bye to the (A)dew
   (G)Goodbye to the (A)flowers
   And (D)goodbye to (A)you
   I'm (D)off to the subway
   I (Bm7)must not be (A)late
   I'm (G)going to (A)work in tall (D)buildings (B7)

solo: E / E"dis / C#m7 / B / A / B / B (2x)
Now (E)when I retire
And my (C#m7)life is my (B)own
I made all the (B)payments
It's t(E)ime to go (B)home
And (E)wonder what happened
Be(C#m7)twixt and be(B)tween
When I went to (B)work in tall (E)buildings (B)

   And it's (E)goodbye to the (E"dis)sunshine
   Good(C#m7)bye to the (B)dew
   (A)Goodbye to the (B)flowers
   And (E)goodbye to (B)you
   I'm (E)off to the (E"dis)subway
   I (C#m7)must not be late
   I'm (A)going to (B)work in tall (E)buildings (B)

solo: E / E"dis / C#m7 / B / A / B / B

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E"dis = E/D#)
D"cis = D/C#




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