The Statler Brothers – The Class Of 57 (Guitar)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard Artist: Statler Brothers Album: The Best of the Statler Bros. Year: 1975 [Intro] E G#m F#m B7 [Verse]
E               G#m        C#m            E7
Tommy's selling used cars, Nancy's fixing hair,

A                               F#
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care.

E              G#m                 C#m                
Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on the make,

    A                            B7               E
And Paul sells life insurance and part time real estate.

E          G#m      C#m                E7
Helen is a hostess, Frank works at the mill,

A                              F#
Janet teaches grade school and probably always will.

E                 G#m      C#m             
Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research,

    A                        B7           E
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church.
[Chorus]
        A                    E
And the class of '57 had its dreams,

    C#m                                       F#                 B7
Oh, we all thought we'd change the world with our great works and deeds.

   A                                     E          G#m       C#m
Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit our needs,

    A         B7           E      F
The class of '57 had its dreams.

F            Am            Dm        F7
Betty runs a trailer park, Jan sells Tupperware,

Bb                         G
Randy's on an insane ward, Mary's on welfare.

F              Am             Dm                 F7
Charlie took a job with Ford, Joe took Freddie's wife,

Bb                                C7               F
Charlotte took a millionaire, and Freddie took his life.

F              Am      Dm            F7
John is big in cattle, Ray is deep in debt,

Bb                              G
Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet.

F             Am     Dm             F7
Linda married Sonny, Brenda married me,

        Bb                    C7             F
And the class of all of us is just a part of history.
(Repeat Chorus)