Cd: Blue Belly Sky
Song: big parade
Lyrics by Brad Olsen
©1995 Bird Belly Music

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[verse 1]
I found out
There's nothing better than a Big Parade
There's people there of each and every shade
And everyone's wearing a smile

And I found out
There's nothing sweeter than a gig like that
I'll ride a horse, and wear a big white hat
And I will be wearing a smile

[Chorus]
G
Once in a while I think I'd like to get away

Dm Am
Leave this crowd, if only for a day

G
Kneel on the hill and watch the big balloons go by

Dm E
And you can be there when I cry

[verse 2]
Am
I found out

Fmaj7 Am
There's nothing finer than a holy day

Fmaj7 Am
We'll act as if it's the only day

F E Am E
If only for a while

Am
And I found out

Fmaj7 Am
That I love being in the Big Parade

Fmaj7 Am
'Cause every now and then you find some shade

F E Am
And everyone's wearing a smile

G Am
I tip my hat and smile and wink and wave

G C E
Have we been here all day?

[solo]
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[repeat chorus]

vs. 3
But I found out there's nothing better than the Big Parade
There's people there of each and every shade
And everyone's wearing a smile

And I found out
That I love being in the Big Parade
Because every now and then you find some shade
And everyone's wearing a smile
(Won't you smile for me?)

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transcribed by d. santangelo (santangelo@fam.net)