Sequel
Harry ChapinVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
So here she's actin' happy, inside her handsome home
And me, I'm flyin' in my taxi, taking tips and
gettin' stoned
I got into town a little early
Had eight hours to kill before the show
First I though about heading up north of the bay
Then I knew where I had to go
I thought about taking a limousine
Or at least a fancy car
But I ended up taking a "Taxi'
'Cause that's how I this far
You see ten years ago it was the front seat
Drivin' stoned and feelin' no pain
Now here I am straight and sittin' in the back
Hitting Sixteen Parkside Lane
The driveway was the same as I remembered
And a butler came and answered the door
He just shook his head when I asked for her
And said "She doesn't live here anymore
But he offered to give me the address
That they were forwarding her letters to
I just took it and returned to the cabbie
And said "I got one more fare for you."
And so we rolled back into the city
Up to a five story old brown stone
I rang the bell that had her name on the mailbox
The buzzer said somebody's home
And the look on her face as she opened the door
Was like an old joke told by a friend
It'd taken ten more years but she'd found her smile
And I watched the corners start to bend
And she said, ?How are you Harry?
Haven't we played this scene before??
I said, "It's so good to see you , Sue.
Had to play it out just once more
Play it out just once more."
She said ?I've heard you flying high on my radio.?
I answered "It's not all it seem."
That's when she laughed and she said,
"It's better sometimes, when we don't get to touch our dreams."
- ] x2
That's when I asked her where was that actress
She said "That was somebody else."
And then I asked her why she looked so happy now
She said, "I finally like myself, at last I like myself."
/]
So we talked all through that afternoon
Talking about where we'd been
We talked of the tiny difference
Between ending and starting to begin
We talked ?cause talking tells you things
Like what you are really thinking about
But sometimes you can't find what you're feeling
?Til all the words run out
So I asked her to come to the concert
She said ?No, I work at night."
I said, ?We've gotten to damn good at leaving, Sue."
She said, ? Harry, your right."
Don't ask me if I made love to her
Or which one of us started to cry.
Don't ask me why she wouldn't take the money that I left.
If I answered at all I' lie.
So I thought about her as I sang that night
And how the circle keeps rolling around
How I act as I'm facing the footlights
And how she's flying with both feet on the ground
I guess it's a sequel to our story
>From the journey ?tween heaven and hell
With half the time thinking of what might have been been
And half thinkin' just as well
I guess only time will tell
Enjoy all...
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Readable chord sheet for Sequel by Harry Chapin
So [G] here she's actin' [Em] happy, [D] inside her handsome [Bm] home And [G] me, I'm flyin' in my [D] taxi, taking [C] tips [Bb] and gettin' [D] stoned I got into town a little early [D] [Am] Had eight hours to kill before the show First I though about heading up north of the bay Then I [C] knew where I [Bb] had to go [D] I thought about taking a limousine [D] [Am] Or at least a fancy car But I ended up taking a "Taxi' 'Cause [C] that's how I [Bb] this [D] far You see [G] ten years ago it was the [Em] front seat Drivin' [D] stoned and feelin' no [Bm] pain Now [G] here I am straight and [D] sittin' in the back Hitting [C] Sixteen [Bb] Parkside [D] Lane [C] [Bb] [D] [D] [C] [E] The driveway was the same as I remembered [E] [Bm] And a butler came and answered the door He just shook his head when I asked for her And said "She [D] doesn't live [C] here [E] anymore [D] [C] [E] But he offered to give me the address [E] [Bm] That they were forwarding her letters to I just took it and returned to the cabbie And said "I got [D] one more [C] fare for [E] you." [D] [C] [E] [E] And so we rolled back into the [G] city Up to a [A] five story old brown [C] stone I rang the [D] bell that had her name on the [E] mailbox The [D] buzzer said somebody's [E] home [D] [C] [E] [C] [D] [E] [E] And the look on her face as she [G] opened the door Was like an [A] old joke told by a [C] friend It'd taken [D] ten more years but she'd [E] found her smile And I [D] watched the corners start to [E] bend And she [A] said, ?How are you [B7] Harry? Haven't we [E] played this scene before?? I [A] said, "It's so good to [E] see you , Sue. Had to [D] play it out [C] just once [E] more [D]Play it out just once [E] more." She said ?I've heard you flying high on my radio.? [E] [Bm] I answered "It's not all it seem." That's when she laughed and she said, "It's better sometimes, when we don't [D] get to touch our [E] dreams." [[D] - [E]] x2 That's when I [A] asked her where was that [F#m] actress She [E] said "That was somebody [C#m] else." And then I [A] asked her why she looked so [E] happy now She said, "I [D] finally like myself, at last I like [E] myself." [E] [Abm] [E7] [[E7]/[C#]] [F#m] [D7] [C] [E] [E] So we talked all through that afternoon [Abm] Talking about where we'd been [E7] We talked of the tiny difference [E7/Db] Between ending and starting to begin [F#m] We talked ?cause talking tells you things [D7] Like what you are really thinking about [C] But sometimes you can't find what you're feeling [E] ?Til all the words run out So I asked her to come to the concert [E] [Bm] She said ?No, I work at night." I said, ?We've gotten to damn good at leaving, Sue." She said, ?[D] Harry, [C] your [E] right." [D] [E] [D] [E] Don't [A] ask me if I made [F#m] love to her Or which [E] one of us started to cry. Don't [A] ask me why she wouldn't take the [E] money that I left. If I [D] answered at all I'[D] [E] lie. [D] [C] [E] [C] [Bb] [D] So I thought about her as I sang that night [Am] [D] And how the circle keeps rolling around How I act as I'm facing the footlights And how she's [C] flying with both [Bb] feet on the [D] ground I guess [G] it's a sequel to our [Em] story >From the [D] journey ?tween heaven and [Bm] hell With [G] half the time thinking of what [D] might have been been And [C] half thinkin' [Bb] just as [D] well I guess [G] only [A7] time will [D] tell Enjoy all...