Verse 1
E5
Kaizer of steel, steamship and wheel
CDEB5
Master of land and ocean
E5
Owner of souls, railroads and coals
CDEB5
Let us adress your devotion
A5E5
Harken old king, listen old thing
A5E5
Softly we sing and lo'
Chorus
F5E5
Oh, what a pal was Gary
F5E5
Oh, what a pal was he
F5
Time rambles on
F5
Hush, we are gone
F5
Gary, almighty dream
Verse 2
E5
Ribbon of steel,glowing red, unreal
CDEB5
Down in the ????? furnace
E5
Searing the womb, a tearing of tomb??
CDEB5
you rejoin our skirmish??
A5E5
12 hours a day, for what's the pay
A5E5
that's why we sing and, lo'
Chorus
F5E5
Oh, what a pal was Gary
F5E5
Oh, what a pal was he
F5
Time rambles on
F5
Pretty soon we're all gone
F5
Gary, almighty dream
Verse 3
E5
A contended cigar, smokestacks and bars
CDEB5
The criminals workout in hiding
E5
Sparks wagons spit, in a smoke battered fit
CDEB5
Home of the Jackson fire
A5E5
Gary I hope you're proud
A5E5
Of the smoke and the streets and the crowd
Chorus
F5E5
Oh, what a pal was Gary
F5E5
Oh, what a pal was he
F5
Time rambles on
F5
Pretty soon we're all gone
F5
Gary, infernal dream
Outro
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