D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
verse 1
C#m C
C#m C
C#m C
At the refreshment stand
C#m C
A boy throws out his hands
C#m C
As if to feed the starlings
C#m C
But really he throws nothing
D G
It's just to watch them jump
D G
See the people coming
C#m C
They're moving over the grass
C#m C
To squeeze into plastic chairs
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
verse 2
C#m C
C#m C
C#m C
Three notes, a bugle call
C#m C
A black man in overalls
C#m C
Arrives to empty the trash
C#m C
Hauls it to a metal hatch
D G
A doorway opens up
D G
To the underworld
C#m C
The boy throws empty hands
C#m C
And the starlings jump
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
D G F A
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln