[ Предположительная тональность: G ] [Intro] G G e|---------------5/3- b|----7--7---4------- g|------------------- d|------------------- a|------------------- e|------------------- [Verse 1] G C G They sent us home to watch the show comin' on the little screen; G C G A man named ike was in the white house, big black limousine; Em G Em G There were many shows to follow, from 'hooter' to 'Dootyville C D Though I saw them all, I can't recall which cartoon was real. G C G The coon-skin caps, yankee bats, the "hound dog" man's big start; G C G The a-bomb fears, annette had ears, I lusted in my heart. Em G Em G A young man from boston set sail the new frontier, C And we watched the dream dead-end in dallas, D They buried innocence that year. C G D Em C D7 G I know it's true, oh so true, 'cause I saw it on tv. [Verse 2] G C G We gathered round to hear the sound comin' on the little screen, G C G The grief had passed, the old men laughed, and all the girls screamed Em G Em G 'cause four guys from england took us all by the hand, C D It was time to laugh, time to sing, time to join the band. G C G But all too soon, we hit the moon, and covered up the sky; G C G They built their bombs, and aimed their guns, and still I don't know why Em G Em G The dominoes tumbled and big business roared; C D Every night at six, they showed the pictures and counted up the score. C G D Em C D7 G I know it's true, oh so true, 'cause I saw it on tv. [Verse 3] G C G The old man rocks among his dreams, a prisoner of the porch; G "the light," he says "at the end of the tunnel, C G Was nothin' but a burglar's torch. Em G Em G And them that was caught in the cover are all rich and free, C But they chained my mind to an endless tomb D When they took my only son from me. C G D Em C D7 G I know it's true, oh so true, 'cause I saw it on tv. C G D Em C D7 G I know it's true, oh so true, 'cause I saw it on tv.