1984
From the work Songs of 1974
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Composer: Roger D. Linder
Verse
Dm
There’s a C
tear in my Dm
eye
And I Dm
wonder why it C
is I should Dm
cry
There's C
so much fouling up the Dm
air
It C
seems that people just don't Dm
care
Yes, Dm
there's a C
tear in my Dm
eye
Verse
What has happened to the Sun?
I can't see it, does anyone?
The sky is always black as night
No entry for the light
What has happened to the Sun?
Verse
What has happened to my ears?
It seems that I can no longer hear
Too much noise wherever I go
What to do, I just don't know
What has happened to my ears?
Bridge
Fmaj7
If only we had Bb
listened back in '7C
4
Fmaj7
If only we had Bb
listened,
Bb
Today we would have been C
more aBb
wareC
Bb
Verse
Fifty houses like a cell
I tell you it's just like living Hell
No more room left to run
The space is filled by everyone
Fifty houses like a cell
Verse
Welcome 1984
I really don't want to live anymore
I really don't want to settle down
But if I try to swim I'm sure I'll drown
Welcome 1984
Bridge
Fmaj7
If only we had Bb
listened back in '7C
4
Fmaj7
If only we had Bb
listened,
Bb
Today we would have been C
more aBb
wareC
Bb
Commentary
Written January 20, 1974. My first "gloom and doom" song.
From the work Songs of 1974
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