Chords:
{t: Tar And Cement}
{key: G}
{artist:Verdelle Smith}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIDLdgeP9Bw A so Capo 2
{c: Thanks to Graeme Lock Lee }
{Slow} The [G]* town I came from was quiet and [D7]* small
We played in the [D7]* meadows where the grass grew so [G]* tall
In [G]* summer the lilacs would grow every-[D7]* where
The [D7]* laughter of children would float in the [G]* air
And I can [Em] see it all so clearly now we're going [G] on
Yes I can [Em] see it all so clearly now though all of it's [G] gone
{Faster} [G] As I grew older I had to [D7] roam
Far from my family far from my [G] home
Into the city where lives can be [D7] spent
Lost in the shadows of tar and ce-[G]ment
Into the city where I had my [D7] eye
On all of the pleasures money can [G] buy
[G] And every [Em] night I'd sit alone and learn what loneliness [G] meant
Up in my [Em] rented room above the world of tar and ce-[G]ment
[G] Each day I'd wake up and look at the [D7] sky
Think of the meadows where I used to [G] lie
Then I'd remember all of that's [D7] gone
You're in the city you better push [G] on
Get what you came for before it's too [D7] late
Get what you came for the meadows can [G] wait
[G] So every [Em] night I'd sit alone and learn what loneliness [G] meant
Up in my [Em] rented room above the world of tar and ce-[G]ment
[G] Many years later tired at [D7] last
I headed for home to look for my [G] past
I looked for the meadows there wasn't a [D7] trace
Six lanes of highway had taken their [G] place
Where were the lilacs and all that they [D7] meant
Nothing but acres of tar and ce-[G]ment
Yet I can [Em] see it there so clearly now where has it [G] gone
Yes I can [Em] see it there so clearly now where has it [G] gone
{c: Fade to end}
[G] Where are the meadows [Em] (tar and cement)
[G] Where are the lilacs [Em] (tar and cement)
And [G] where is the tall grass [Em] (tar and cement)
The [G] laughter of children [Em] (tar and cement)
[G] Nothing but acres [Em] (tar and cement)
[G] Acres and acres [Em] (tar and cement)
