---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Class of 57 - The Statler Brothers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com Tuning: Standard Artist: Statler Brothers Album: The Best of the Statler Bros. Year: 1975 Intro: E G#m F#m B7

^ETommy's selling ^G#mused cars, ^F#mNancy's fixing ^B7hair, ^AHarvey runs a grocery store and ^F#mMargaret doesn't care. ^EJerry drives a ^G#mtruck for Sears and ^F#mCharlotte's on the ^B7make, And ^APaul sells life insurance and ^B7part time real ^Eestate.

^EHelen is a ^G#mhostess, ^F#mFrank works at the ^B7mill, ^AJanet teaches grade school and ^F#mprobably always will. ^EBob works for the ^G#mcity and ^F#mJack's in lab re^B7search, And ^APeggy plays organ at the ^B7Presbyterian ^EChurch.

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And the ^Aclass of '57 had its ^Edreams, Oh, ^G#mwe all thought we'd change the world with ^F#mour great works and ^B7deeds. Or ^Amaybe we just thought the world would ^Echange to fit our ^G#mneeds, The ^Aclass of '57 had its ^Edreams.^F

^FBetty runs a ^Amtrailer park, ^GmJan sells ^C7Tupperware, ^A#Randy's on an insane ward, ^GmMary's on welfare. ^FCharlie took a ^Amjob with Ford, ^GmJoe took Freddie's ^C7wife, ^A#Charlotte took a millionaire, and ^C7Freddie took his ^Flife.

^FJohn is big in ^Amcattle, ^GmRay is deep in ^C7debt, ^A#Where Mavis finally wound up is ^Gmanybody's bet. ^FLinda married ^AmSonny, ^GmBrenda married ^C7me, And the ^A#class of all of us is ^C7just a part of ^Fhistory.

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Statler Brothers - The class of 57