Intro: D5 A5 E5 E5 G5 D5 A5 E5 E5 G5 Fifty years after the fair the picture I have is so clear Underneath the clouds in the air rose the tyrlon and the perisphere E5 A5 G5 D5 And that for me was the finest of scenes E5 A5 G5 D5 A5 G5 That perfect world across the river in queens D5 A5 E5 E5 G5 Fifty years after the fair I drink from a different cup But it does no good to compare 'cause nothing ever measures up E5 A5 G5 D5 I guess just for a second we thought E5 A5 G5 D5 A5 G5 That all good things would rise to the top chorus: B5 G5 D5 But how beautiful it was - 'tomorrow' B5 G5 D5 A5 We'll never have a day of sorrow E5 E5 G5 A5 We got through the '30's, but our belts were tight We conceived of a future with no hope in sight E5 E5 C5 We've got decades ahead of us to get it right E5 Bb5 C5 D5 G5 I swear - fifty years after the fair [solo] D5 A5 E5 E5 G5 2x E5 A5 G5 D5 E5 A5 G5 D5 A5 G5 D5 A5 E5 E5 G5 Fifty years after the fair I live in tomorrow town Even on a wing and a prayer The future never came around E5 A5 G5 D5 It hurts to even think of those days E5 A5 G5 D5 A5 G5 The damage we do by the hopes that we raise [chorus] A5 E5 E5 G5 D5 [repeat]