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A	A	G	G 

D	D	D	D7 

A	A	G	G 

D	D	D	D 

A 
An insolent speck of youth 

G 
Being taken for a walk 

D 
So tightly by the ear 

D 
That he can hardly talk 

A 
Yesterday's men hang to today 

G 
To sing in the old-fashioned way 

D 
It must get better in the long run 

D 
Has to get better in the long run 

A 
A metropolitan marathon 

G 
Has been held today 

D 
But who you need to catch 

D 
Will be coming the other way 

A 
Yesterday's men hang to today 

G 
To sing in any old way 

D 
It must get better in the long run 

D 
Has to get better in the long run 

Bm 
Because when you're told to start 

A 
How far can you go 

G 
When your race is won 

A              F# 
And you already know 

Bm 
Because when you're told to stop 

A 
How far will you go 

G 
When your race is run 

A              F# 
And you already know 

A 
Yesterday's men hang to today, 

G 
To sing in any old way, 

D 
It must get better in the long run 

D 
Has to get better in the long run 

D 
Will it get better in the long run 

D 
Will we be here in the long run 

A	A	G	G 

D	D	D	D 

A 
Yesterday's men hang to today, 
G 
To sing in any old way, 
D 
It must get better in the long run 
D 
Has to get better in the long run 
D 
Will it get better in the long run 
D 
Will we be here in the long run