One of the things I love about this song is the great descending bass line (a la 
"Whiter Shade of Pale"
Penny Lane", "Piano Man", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and a million other songs).

Echo Park
                                    (Buzz Ckifford)

Intro C  C/B

C/A      C/GIt's (3x555x@1)the morning
             F (133211@1) F/E (xx2211@1)           F/D (153211@1)         F/CSoon, (133211@1)he'll rise     finds the glasses for his eyes 
G7 (320001@1)                      
Aren't what they used to be 
               C (x32010@1)   C/B (x2555x@1)         C/A   C/GPicks (3x555x@1)up the clothes He's worn so long 
         F (133211@1)  F/E (xx2211@1)        F/D (153211@1)        F/EOn (xx2211@1)the bureau    sits the picture of a lady 
        Dm7/GAnd (000011@1)the mural of a man 
             G7 (320001@1)          Dm7/G (000011@1)G7 (320001@1)CWho've (x32010@1)been gone for many years

(CHORUS)
 C (x32010@1)                        F (133211@1)The old man walks in Echo Park 
Dm/G
From bench to bench he moves 
        CFrom (x32010@1)morning til dark 
                              FFor (133211@1)the ducks some bread he brings 
Dm/G
Wonder if he'll feed them 
  F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)  F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Dm/G (300321@1) G7This (320001@1)time next spring 
         
Listening to the children play 
Reminds him of the days 
Many years ago

Thoughts of a child 
That he helped grow 
And memory of a letter 
Saying, dear Sir 
We regret to inform you 
Your son will not be coming home

(CHORUS) 
 Cm (x3101x@1)                       Dm7/GOld (000011@1)man, tell me are there fears 
G7 (320001@1)                     CmDo (x3101x@1)you measure life in years 
F7 (131241@1)                     Dm7/G (000011@1)     G7 (320001@1) 
Or is one day all you'll ever know 
             Dm7/GI've (000011@1)got to know
Oh, oh, oh...

C (x32010@1)                        FThe (133211@1)old man walks in Echo Park 
Dm (xx0231@1)     
From bench to bench he moves 
                  CFrom (x32010@1)morning til dark

Repeat

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