verse 1 
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Kaizer of steel, steamship and wheel 
 C              D   E B5 
Master of land and ocean 
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Owner of souls, railroads and coals 
 C              D    E   B5 
Let us adress your devotion 
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Harken old king, listen old thing 
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Softly we sing and lo' 


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Oh, what a pal was Gary 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was he 
F5 
Time rambles on 
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Hush, we are gone 
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Gary, almighty dream 

verse 2 
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Ribbon of steel,glowing red, unreal 
C               D  E  B5 
Down in the ????? furnace 
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Searing the womb, a tearing of tomb?? 
C            D   E B5 
you rejoin our skirmish?? 
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12 hours a day, for what's the pay 
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that's why we sing and, lo' 


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F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was Gary 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was he 
F5 
Time rambles on 
F5 
Pretty soon we're all gone 
F5 
Gary, almighty dream 

verse 3 
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A contended cigar, smokestacks and bars 
    C              D     E  B5 
The criminals workout in hiding 
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Sparks wagons spit, in a smoke battered fit 
 C                D  E B5 
Home of the Jackson fire 
A5                 E5 
Gary I hope you're proud 
        A5                           E5 
Of the smoke and the streets and the crowd 


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F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was Gary 
F5                 E5 
Oh, what a pal was he 
F5 
Time rambles on 
F5 
Pretty soon we're all gone 
F5 
Gary, infernal dream 

Outro 
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