♫ Intro: B C#m Fm F ♫ Verse 1: B Remember, dear, that golden time C#m Before you thought you had to choose Fm Between the shrinking violet truth F And a growing list of IOUs ♫ Verse 2: B Before the keeper of the gate C#m Revoked your ticket to the land Fm Where eloquence was still in date F And everything was cash-in-hand
♫ Verse 3: B Before the dulling of the mind C#m Encased in algorithm blues Fm Hollowed out the heavy stuff F Replaced it with a careful ruse ♫ Verse 4: B And whispered in the gravy train C#m Careening on the falling sand Fm But now we turn the hourglass F For advocacy is not a brand ♫ Chorus: Gm Fm B C#m Who to say . Gm Fm B C#m Who to say . Gm Fm B F Who to say? B C#m That golden time Fm F That golden time B C#m That golden time Fm F That golden time ♫ Verse 5: B Remember, dear, that golden time C#m Before you thought you had to choose Fm Between the shrinking violet truth F And a growing list of IOUs ♫ Verse 6: B Before the keeper of the gate C#m Revoked your ticket to the land Fm Where eloquence was still in date F And everything was cash-in-hand ♫ Verse 7: B Before the dulling of the mind C#m Encased in algorithm blues Fm Hollowed out the heavy stuff F Replaced it with a careful ruse ♫ Verse 8: B And whispered in the gravy train C#m Careening on the falling sand Fm But now we turn the hourglass F For advocacy is not a brand ♫ Chorus: Gm Fm B C#m Who to say . Gm Fm B C#m Who to say . Gm Fm B F Who to say? B C#m That golden time Fm F That golden time B C#m That golden time Fm F That golden time B