INTRO
C Gm F Dm-Bb
C Gm F Dm-Bb
Am Am 

VERSE 1
Am 
Peace sign on the window
G        Amâ?¨
Japanese car
â?¨F        E            Dm
You will remember the pap on the radio
â?¨F          C            E              F
Big blue policeman says stay where you are
â?¨C                      E
Surrender your Chinese arms, Oh-oh-oh

VERSE 2
Am
Rock show Romeo
â?¨G               Am
Black and white shoes
â?¨C                   E
Strawberry haircut, in fist-pumping primeâ?¨
F              C         E                 F
Scrape off the dross and keep what you can useâ?¨ 
   C                       E
And leave the weaker ones behind, oh-oh

CHORUS
     Dm              Bb       C
They step outside to step out slowâ?¨  
                Dm               Bb       C
In vain trying to find a hole they canâ??t outgrow
               C
They evolve in timeâ?¨   
  Gm   
Wind finely on the vine
â?¨F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sunâ?¨
             C
An unwelcome fateâ?¨
    Gm    
May ferry all awayâ?¨
    F
But cold comfort flowers
â?¨               C
Will bloom and decay

MIDDLE 8
C Gm F Dm-Bb
C Gm F Dm-Bb
Am Am 

VERSE 3
Am
Pink clouds, summer sorrow
â?¨G         Dm
Oceanside swellsâ?¨ 
  F              C
If you donâ??t feel pretty
â?¨          E
With your face in the tideâ?¨
      F            C         E       F
Well, file your complaint in weary detail
â?¨    C                          E
And tell the little people you tried Oh-oh

CHORUS
     
     Dm              Bb       C
They step outside to step out slowâ?¨ 
                 Dm               Bb       C
In vain trying to find a hole they canâ??t outgrow
               C
They evolve in time
â?¨     Gm   
Wind finely on the vineâ?¨
F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
â?¨             C
An unwelcome fateâ?¨ 
   Gm    
May ferry all away
â?¨    F
But cold comfort flowersâ?¨
                 C
Will blossom and fade

C Gm F C
C C F 
               C
They evolve in timeâ?¨ 
    Gm   
Wind finely on the vineâ?¨
F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sunâ?¨
             C
An unwelcome fate
â?¨    Gm    
May ferry all away
â?¨    F
But cold comfort flowersâ?¨ 
              C
Will bloom and decay
               C
They evolve in timeâ?¨
     Gm   
Wind finely on the vine
â?¨F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sunâ?¨ 
            C
An unwelcome fate
â?¨    Gm    
May ferry all away
â?¨    F
But cold comfort flowers
â?¨               C
Will bloom and decay

C Bb F C
C Bb F C
Câ?¦ (fade out)