D   G

D
Paul's got a brand new haircut
must have been the girl's first date
G
baby blue front quarterpanel
on his old dark green Chevrolet
D
Probably never make the pages
of People Magazine,
        G
but you ought to see those sick kids' faces
when he shows up on Christmas Eve
Bm
Dressed like old St. Nick
     E
that missing tooth don't matter a bit
G
there's a lot like him around
in every town

             Bm                 A
They're just family friends and neighbors
     G
doin what they've always done
       Bm              A
loving fathers, loving daughters,
       G
loving mothers, loving sons
C                      G/B
they gather 'round old glory
A          D/F#           G
'round the tables and the steeples
              D       Abdim
the beautiful people
              G
the beautiful people

D
Debbie Jo down at the diner
sunny side up, burn the toast
G
raisin' up 2 kids solo

can't afford no fitness coach
D
She was goin' to california

the year her momma got sick
       G
so she hung around to do what she could
had the first one and that was it
Bm
Then her mom passed on
        E
but she still goes by the old folks' home
        G
just to sit a while
and bring a smile

             Bm                 A
They're just family friends and neighbors
     G
doin what they've always done
       Bm              A
loving fathers, loving daughters,
       G
loving mothers, loving sons
C                      G/B
they gather 'round old glory
A          D/F#           G
'round the tables and the steeples
              D       Abdim
the beautiful people
              G
the beautiful people

           Bm              A
A wrinkled old man wearing medals
        G
that he earned on Omaha Beach
       Bm           A
sayin' goodbye to a grandson
        G
who was killed outside Tikrit
C                      G/B    A
They gather 'round old glory

D/F#           G
out behind the steeple
              D       Abdim
the beautiful people
              G
the beautiful people
              D       Abdim
the beautiful people
                       G
man, they're beautiful people