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Used To Be Tab

by Lost And Found


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 |       "Used to Be" orig. by Stevie Wonder        |
 |           Performed by Lost and Found            |
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(picking)
                
Superman was killed in Dallas
                
There's no love left in the palace
                           
Someone took the Beatle's lead guitar
             
Have another Chevis Regal
                   
Your twelve years old and sex is legal
                                   
Your parents don't know where or who you are

                               
Used to be the hero of the ball game
                                  
Took the time to shake the loser's hand
                                          
Used to be that failure only meant you didn't try
                               walkdown to 
In a world where people gave a damn

                
Great big wars in little places
                
Look at all those frightened faces
                                      
But don't come here we just ain't got the room
                
Love thy neighbor's wife and daughter
                
You cleanse your life with holy water
                                
Hey we don't need to bathe we've got perfume

                              
Used to be a knight in shining armor
                           
Didn't have to own a shiny car
(strum)
                                           
'Cuz dignity and courage were the measure of a man
                                          
And not the drugs he needs to hide his scars

(strum harder)

And can your teacher read

And does your preacher pray
              
And does your president have soul
                                     
Have you heard a real good ethnic joke today

Mama took her speed

Daddy ran away

But you mustn't lose control
            
You see the kids are wild we just can't tame 'em
    
Do we have a right to blame 'em

(back to picking)
           
We fed them all our indecision
           
And raped their minds with television
                                      
But what the hell they're too young to feel pain
                                 
But I believe that love will save tomorrow
                                 
I believe that truth will make us free

(strum)
                                            
Someone tried to say it and we nailed him to a cross
                                  (picking)
I guess it's still the way it used to be