In Tall Buildings
John Hartford
Key of C · Chords: I IV V vi
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
C G6 Am C7 Someday, my baby, when I am a man F G And others have taught me C G The best that they can C G6 They'll sell me a suit Am C/G And cut off my hair F G C G And send me to work in tall buildings
Chorus
C G6 And it's goodbye to the sunshine Am C7 Goodbye to the dew F G Goodbye to the flowers C G And goodbye to you C G6 I'm off to the subway Am C/G I must not be late F G C G Going to work in tall buildings
Verse 2
C G6 Now when I retire Am C7 And my life is my own F G I made all the payments C G6 It's time to go home C G6 And wonder what happened Am C/G Betwixt and between F G C G When I went to work in tall buildings
Chorus
C G6 And it's goodbye to the sunshine Am C7 Goodbye to the dew F G Goodbye to the flowers C G And goodbye to you C G6 I'm off to the subway Am C/G I must not be late F G C G Going to work in tall buildings