INTRO
C Gm F Dm–Bb
C Gm F Dm–Bb
Am Am 

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

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

CHORUS
     Dm              Bb       C
They step outside to step out slow?  
                Dm               Bb       C
In vain trying to find a hole they can’t outgrow
               C
They evolve in time?   
  Gm   
Wind finely on the vine
?F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun?
             C
An unwelcome fate?
    Gm    
May ferry all away?
    F
But cold comfort flowers
?               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
?G         Dm
Oceanside swells? 
  F              C
If you don’t feel pretty
?          E
With your face in the tide?
      F            C         E       F
Well, file your complaint in weary detail
?    C                          E
And tell the little people you tried Oh–oh

CHORUS
     
     Dm              Bb       C
They step outside to step out slow? 
                 Dm               Bb       C
In vain trying to find a hole they can’t outgrow
               C
They evolve in time
?     Gm   
Wind finely on the vine?
F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
?             C
An unwelcome fate? 
   Gm    
May ferry all away
?    F
But cold comfort flowers?
                 C
Will blossom and fade

C Gm F C
C C F 
               C
They evolve in time? 
    Gm   
Wind finely on the vine?
F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun?
             C
An unwelcome fate
?    Gm    
May ferry all away
?    F
But cold comfort flowers? 
              C
Will bloom and decay
               C
They evolve in time?
     Gm   
Wind finely on the vine
?F                                C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun? 
            C
An unwelcome fate
?    Gm    
May ferry all away
?    F
But cold comfort flowers
?               C
Will bloom and decay

C Bb F C
C Bb F C
C… (fade out)