The Last Great American

Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Eb Mr. Merry cries in his coffin for days he says he can remember Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db And through the town the pallbearers sing old songs Eb Of a beautiful and purple mountain Db Eb F Db Eb From every walk of life we've come to see the Last Great American Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db So may I now present you the speaker friend Eb Ab He was a man of men, a man of gold Eb/G Fm Eb Db He had a how do you say ethical like sense Eb That's when the President started to giggle Db Ab Then the children gave the blessing Db Ab Though the service weren't half done Db Eb F Each of them sued the other one Db Eb Ab Gb Fm E For the last great American Ab Gb Fm E American Ab Gb Fm E American Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Mary reaches up and we bow our heads Eb Ab He pulls the lid on down as his stone is read Eb/G Fm Eb Db Here lies our Merry the man with the heart so spent Eb That in this day and age is sick of living Db Ab And judges argue letters Db Ab And fabric comes undone Db Eb F For every daughter every son Db Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Of the Last Great American Db Eb F For every daughter every son Db Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Eb Ab Of the Last Great American