verse 1
E5
Kaizer of steel, steamship and wheel
C D E B5
Master of land and ocean
E5
Owner of souls, railroads and coals
C D E B5
Let us adress your devotion
A5 E5
Harken old king, listen old thing
A5 E5
Softly we sing and lo'
F5 E5
Oh, what a pal was Gary
F5 E5
Oh, what a pal was he
F5
Time rambles on
F5
Hush, we are gone
F5
Gary, almighty dream
verse 2
E5
Ribbon of steel,glowing red, unreal
C D E B5
Down in the ????? furnace
E5
Searing the womb, a tearing of tomb??
C D E B5
you rejoin our skirmish??
A5 E5
12 hours a day, for what's the pay
A5 E5
that's why we sing and, lo'
F5 E5
Oh, what a pal was Gary
F5 E5
Oh, what a pal was he
F5
Time rambles on
F5
Pretty soon we're all gone
F5
Gary, almighty dream
verse 3
E5
A contended cigar, smokestacks and bars
C D E B5
The criminals workout in hiding
E5
Sparks wagons spit, in a smoke battered fit
C D E B5
Home of the Jackson fire
A5 E5
Gary I hope you're proud
A5 E5
Of the smoke and the streets and the crowd
F5 E5
Oh, what a pal was Gary
F5 E5
Oh, what a pal was he
F5
Time rambles on
F5
Pretty soon we're all gone
F5
Gary, infernal dream
Outro
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C D E B5
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