Its a pretty basic chord progression....
E
Jehosaphat the mongrel cat
E A
Jumped off the roof today
A
Some say he fell but I could tell
B(or B7) E
He did himself away
E
Well his eyes weren't bright
Like they were the night
E A
We played checkers on the train
well god bless his soul he was a tootsie roll
B(B7)
but hes a dead cat just the same....
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Thats the verse...all the chords are the same for each one...
A E
We are living in the future
A E
I tell you how I know
A E
I read it in the paper
B(B7) E
fifteen years ago
A E
We're all driving rocket ships
A E
and talking with our minds
A E
wearin turquois jewelery
B(B7) E
And standin in soup lines
B (B7)
Standin in soup lines
