Intro:    A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)  A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)          B (x2444x@1)                         EThe (022100@1)kids are driving and Saturday afternoon just passed me by
A (x02220@1)      B (x2444x@1)          EI'm (022100@1)just savouring familiar sights
A (x02220@1)            B (x2444x@1)      EWe (022100@1)shared some history, this town and I
A (x02220@1)          B (x2444x@1)              G#m (133111@4)             Av
And I can't stop that long-forgotten feeling of her
A (x02220@1)                B (x2444x@1)           EIn (022100@1)time to book a room and stay tonight

A (x02220@1)             B (x2444x@1)                       ENumber (022100@1)1 is to find some friends and say "you're doing well --
A (x02220@1)             B (x2444x@1)                         EAfter (022100@1)all this time you boys look just the same"
A (x02220@1)          B (x2444x@1)                         ENumber (022100@1)2 is the Happy Hour at one of two hotels
A (x02220@1)          B (x2444x@1)              G#m (133111@4)             Av
And settle in to play "Do you remember so-and-so"
A (x02220@1)                B (x2444x@1)           ENumber (022100@1)3 is never say her name

CHORUS:
           A (x02220@1)            B (x2444x@1)           F#mAnd (244222@1)oh the flame trees'll blind a weary driver
            Av                B (x2444x@1)              EAnd (022100@1)there's nothing that can set fire to this town
             A (x02220@1)               B (x2444x@1)       C#m (x13321@4)              EThere's (022100@1)no change, there's no pace, everything within its place,
               A (x02220@1)        B (x2444x@1)                  EJust (022100@1)makes it harder to believe that she won't be around

A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1)                         EOh, (022100@1)who needs that sentimental bullshit anyway
A (x02220@1)                       B (x2444x@1)        EIt (022100@1)takes more than just a memory to make me cry
A (x02220@1)                    B (x2444x@1)           EAnd (022100@1)I'm happy just to sit here at a table with old friends
A (x02220@1)                                           B (x2444x@1)  EAnd (022100@1)see which one of us can tell the biggest lies
A (x02220@1)                                      B (x2444x@1)             BAnd (x2444x@1)there's a girl, she's fallin' in love near where the pianola stands
A (x02220@1)                                    B (x2444x@1)    EWith (022100@1)a young local factory auto worker -- just holdin' hands
          A (x02220@1)              G#m (133111@4)           BAnd (x2444x@1)I'm wondering if he'll go or if he'll stay
C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)  EDo (022100@1)you remember, nothing stopped us on the field in our day

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