Intro 
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Verse 
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 Mrs. Carver says she's sorry 
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 - She knows enough to worry 
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 - But what does she know about crime? --- 

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 - Believes the town is sinking 
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 - The price of forward thinking 
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 - You stay up all night half the time 

Pre-Chorus 
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 - Racking your mind -- alone at night - while 
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 All the neighbors sleep -- tight 

Verse 
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 Years ago she lost her daughter 
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 - Off to a sacred order 
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 - Where they get stoned and work the earth --- 

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 - Clears up her head with bourbon 
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 - Cause beer is so suburban 
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 - And declassé for what it's worth - 


[Refrão]
|G             A          |Bm 
 She drinks it down, down, down --- 
    |G          A       |Bm 
 For all of the old, old days --- 
|G 
- She's thinking of it now 
     |Bm 
 It's nice to get away 
     Bm/C# |D                G    | F#m | 
 But what a fine day for a parade 

Bridge 
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Verse 
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 - She stays up mending curtains 
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- Until her fingers hurt and 
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 - You can get so bored of it all --- 
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 - No one can say for certain 
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 - She'll never safely know when 
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 - An asteroid will kill us all - 


[Refrão]
|G             A          |Bm 
 She drinks it down, down, down --- 
    |G          A       |Bm 
 For all of the old, old days --- 
|G 
 - She's thinking of it now 
     |Bm 
 It's nice to get away 
     Bm/C# |D                G    | A | 
 But what a fine day for a parade 

Break 
| D Bm | D Bm | F#m | F#m | 
| D Bm | D Bm | F#m(6) | 
| G D | G D | G(2) | F#m | F#m | 


[Refrão]
|G             A          |Bm 
 She drinks it down, down, down --- 
    |G          A       |Bm 
 For all of the old, old days --- 
|G 
 - She's thinking of it now 
     |Bm 
 It's nice to get away 
     Bm/C# |D                G   | F#m 
 But what a fine day for a parade --- 

Outro 
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What a fine day for a parade --- 
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 What a fine day for a parade ---  (repeat and fade)