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All around me are familiar faces
D                  A
Worn out places.  Worn out faces
Em                         G
Bright and early for their daily races
D                A
Going nowhere.  Going nowhere
Em                          G
And their tears are filling up their glasses
D                A
No expression.  No expression
Em                      G
Hide my head; I want to drown my sorrow
D              A
No tomorrow.  No tomorrow

Em                  A
And I find it kinda funny
                Em
I find it kinda sad
                        A
The dreams in which I'm dying
                       Em
Are the best I've ever had
                  A
I find it hard to tell you
                      Em
'Cause I find it hard to take
                   A
When people run in circles it's a very, very

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Em                       G
Children waiting for the day they feel good
D                 A
Happy birthday.  Happy birthday
Em                        G
Made to feel the way that every child should
D                 A
Sit and listen.  Sit and listen
Em                       G
Went to school and I was very nervous
D                 A
No one knew me.  No one knew me
Em                     G
Hello, teacher tell me what's my lesson?
D                        A
Look right through me.  Look right through me

Em                  A
And I find it kinda funny
                Em
I find it kinda sad
                        A
The dreams in which I'm dying
                       Em
Are the best I've ever had
                  A
I find it hard to tell you
                      Em
'Cause I find it hard to take
                   A
When people run in circles it's a very, very

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