[ Предположительная тональность: F#m ] Tar And Cement:Verdelle Smith. #38 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records in 1966. INTRO: G A #1. A E The town I came from was quiet and small.. we played in the meadows where the grass A grew so tall. A Gbm E In summer the lilacs would grow everywhere.. E A the laughter of children would float in the air. A E As I grew older I had to roam..far from my family, A far from my home. A E Into the city, where lives can be spent..lost in A the shadows of tar and cement. CHORUS: A Gbm And every night I'd sit alone and learn what A Gbm Db Gbm loneliness meant..up in my rented room above the A world of tar and cement. #2. A E Bm Each day I'd wake up and look at the sky..think of E A the meadows where I used to lie. A E Then I'd remember all of that's gone..you're in the city, A you better push on. A E Get what you came for, before it's too late..get what A you came for, the meadows can wait. CHORUS: A Gbm And every night I'd sit alone and learn what A Gbm Db Gbm loneliness meant..up in my rented room above the A world of tar and cement. #3. A E Many years later, tired at last, I headed for home to A look for my past. A E I looked for the meadows, there wasn't a trace..six lanes A of highway had taken their place. E Where were the lilacs and all that they meant..nothing but A acres of tar and cement. BRIDGE: Gbm A Yet, I can see it there so clearly, now..where has it gone? A Gbm A E Gbm Yes, I can see it there so clearly, now, where has it gone? OUTRO: A Gbm Where are the meadows? (tar and cement) A Gbm where are the lilacs? (tar and cement) A Gbm And where is the tall grass? (tar and cement) A Gbm The laughter of children? (tar and cement) A Gbm A Nothing but acres (tar and cement)..acres and acres.. Gbm (tar and cement) (Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.