Don McLean - The pride parade

It ^Amstarted out quite ^Csimply, as ^Fcomplex things can ^Edo; A ^Amset of sad trans^Cparencies 'til ^Fno one could see ^Ethrough, But ^Dmleast of all the ^Cone inside, be^Dmhind the iron ^Fgl-^Gass; A ^Amprisoner of ^Am/Gall your dreams that ^Fnever come to ^Gpass.

A^Clone you ^Amstand corrupted ^Fby the vision that you ^Csought, ^AmAnd blinded ^Emby your hunger ^Fall your appetites are ^Gbought, ^AmBut in spite of what be^Gcomes of you, your ^Fimage will rem^Gain; A re^Amminder of your ^Am/Gconstant loss, a ^Csymbol ^Eof your ^Amgain.

And your ^Dfriends are to^Amgether, Where the ^Dmpeople are all ^Amgathered, All along the road you t^Gravelled ^Call ^Gyour ^Amdays.

And ^Amsoon you have succ^Cumbed to what the ^Fothers all bel^Eieve, And ^Amthough the lie aff^Cects them still it's ^Fyou that they dec^Eeive, And ^Dmall at once you're ^Clost within the ^Dmemptiness of ^Fyo-^Gu, And there's ^Amno one left who's ^Am/Gnear enough to ^Ftell you what to ^Gdo.

You're ^Cleft with ^Amnothing but your ^Fself-potential in the ^Cdark, Like ^Amtinder resting ^Emon a rock, pro^Ftected from the ^Gspark, But your ^Amfire just con^Gsumes you, you al^Fone can feel the ^Gpain, And you ^Amstand in ^Am/Gall your glory and you ^Fknow you ^Ecan't com^Amplain.

And your ^Dfriends are to^Amgether, Where the ^Dmpeople are all ^Amgathered, All along the road you t^Gravelled ^Call ^Gyour ^Amdays.

But ^Amyou are surely just as ^Gevil as the ^Fworst my tongue can ^Etell, For you'll ^Amnever face my ^Gheaven and I'll ^Fnot endure your ^Ehell. You have ^Dmlost your chance to ^Cmingle by your ^Dmconstant quiet ^Fli-^Ges; De^Amceptions hidden ^Am/Gwith your lips, but s^Fpoken with your ^Geyes.

For I ^Cknow you for ^Amwhat you are not for ^Fthat's really all you ^Care. And your ^Amtalents of a ^Emminor order ^Fseem to stretch too ^Gfar. And we ^Amboth know that ^Gthis masquerade can't ^Fcarry on too ^Glong. You're ^Amdeep inside the ^Am/GPride Parade, but ^Cwhere do ^Eyou be^Amlong?

And your ^Dfriends are to^Amgether, Where the ^Dmpeople are all ^Amgathered, All along the road you ^Gtravelled all your ^Amdays.