Topic: Covid: The Missing Years (Re-written)
I changed the lyrics, chords and how it's played.
Covid: The Missing Years by Jim Kenyon
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finger pick the verses, strum the chorus
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[D]It was the 12th of March, and [G]Spring was on the way
I [A]looked out my window, seemed like an ordinary [D]day
Had a lot of plans in mind, with so [G]many things to do
Oh I [A]never thought a virus would have me feelin' sad and [D]blue,
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[D]Everyone said China, eating [G]bats might be the blame
but it [A] really doesn’t matter much, we're never gonna be the [D]same
Wear a mask and keep your distance, and [G]listen to the news
well [A]what’s the truth, what are lies, and who is gettin'[D] screwed
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[D]I thought this can’t be happening, it [G] seemed so damn surreal
with [A]people taking temperatures, and asking how you [D]feel
Closing down our schools and bars even [G]places that we eat
I'm [A]looking out from my front porch, just see an empty[D] street
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Chorus
[D]Well Jimmy got quarantined, [G]Arlene wore her mask
[A] Did you get your vaccination, is the question they all [D]ask
[D]Things shut down all around the world, [G]isn’t much that we can do
[A]Just wishing we'd go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
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[D]Thousands were getting sick, yeah [G]many people died
both [A] common folk and celebrities, a whole lot of people [D] cried
No concerts or games to watch, can’t even [G]watch our children play
and [A]Health care workers on the line, nearly every single [D]day
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[D]Work from home, meet in zoom, makin' [G]tik-toc’s to pass the time
the hours [A] steal our lives away, while we all have to walk the [D]line
some never got their first kiss, some lost a [G]summer at the beach
others [A]lost the last chance to hold someone, cause they were out of [D]reach
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[D]We talk about the future, but seems we’re [G]living in the past
as we [A]watch how the world is changing, and hide behind our [D]mask
someday they'll ask what was it like, was it [G] really how it appears ?
and I'll [A]say I don't remember much, it was covid, the missing [D]years
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Chorus
[D]Well Jimmy got quarantined, [G]Arlene wore her mask
[A] Did you get your vaccination, is the question they all [D]asked
[D]Things shut down all around the world, [G]isn’t much that we can do
[A]Just wishing we'd go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
[A]Just wishing we'd go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
slow finger pick last line
yeah,[A]Just wishing we could go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke
