Fountains of Wayne – Fine Day For A Parade (Ukulele)

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A Fine Day For A Parade Artist: Fountains of Wayne Album: Utopia Parkway Song: A Fine Day For A Parade Intro Riff
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Verse 1
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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

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Racking your mind

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Alone at night

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While all the neighbors sleep tight
Verse 2
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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 declasse for what it's worth
Chorus
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She drinks it down down down

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For all of the old old days

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She's thinking of it now

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It's nice to get away

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But what a fine day for a parade
**Play intro 2x Verse 3
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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
Chorus (x2)
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She drinks it down down down

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For all of the old old days

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She's thinking of it now

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It's nice to get away

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But what a fine day for a parade         (repeat and fade)