Ballad of Accounting

by Peggy Seeger & Ewan MacColl

Type:: Diatonic
Level:: Beginner
Posted by:: g0th_c0mmie

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In the morning we built this city

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In the afternoon walked through its streets

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Evening saw us leaving

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We wandered through our days

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As if they would never end

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All of us imagined

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we had endless time to spend

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We hardly saw the crossroads

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And small attention gave

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To landmarks on the journey

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From the cradle to the grave

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Cradle to the grave, cradle to the grave