Tar And Cement

A E The town I came from was quiet and sma-ll. A We played in the meadows, where the grass grew so ta-all. E In summer the lilacs would grow everywhe-ere A the laughter of children, would float in the ai-air. A A E7 As I grew older, I had to roam, E A Far from my family, far from my home. A E7 Into the city, where lives can be spe-ent E A Lost in the shadows of tar and cem-ent. A F#m F#m And every night I'd sit alone and learn F#m A A What loneliness meae-ea-ea-ea-ea-ea-eant, F#m F#m Up in my rented room above the world F#m A A Of tar and cemen-en-e-e-ent. A A E7 Each day I'd wake up, and look at the sky-y, E A 'Think of the meadows where I used to lie. A E7 Then I'd remember all of that's gone. E A You're in the city, you better push on. A E7 Get what you came for, before it's too la-ate, E A Get what you came for, the meadows can wai-it. A F#m F#m So every night I'd sit alone and learn F#m A A What loneliness meae-ea-ea-ea-ea-ea-eant, F#m F#m Up in my rented room above the world F#m A A Of tar and cemen-en-e-e-ent. A E7 Many years later, tired at last, E A I headed for home to look for my past. A E7 I looked for the meadows, there w asn't a trace E A Six lanes of highway taken their place. A E7 Where were the lilacs, and all that they me-ant E A Nothing but a-cres, tar and cement. F#m F#m F#m Yet, I can se-e-e it the-re so clearly, no-o-ow A A A Where has it go-o-o-o-o-ooo-one- Oone? F#m F#m F#m Yes, I can se-e it the-re so cle-ar-ly no-ow, A A Where has it go-o-o-o-oone? A F#m Where are the meadows? Tar and cement! A F#m where are the lilacs? Tar and cement! A F#m And where is the tall grass? Tar and cement! A F#m The laughter of children? Tar and cement! A F#m Nothing but acres! Tar and cement! A F#m Acres and acres! Tar and cement...