Sequel — Harry Chapin
Chords and lyrics for Sequel by Harry Chapin (key of G).
Verse 1
So [G]here she's actin' [Em]happy, [D]inside her handsome [Bm]home
And [G]me, I'm flyin' in my [D]taxi, taking [C]tips [Bb]and gettin' [D]stoned
Verse 2
I [Am]got [D]into town a little early
[Am]Had [D]eight hours to [Am]kill before the [D]show
[Am]First I [D]thought about heading [Am]up north [D]of the bay
Then [C]I knew where I had [Bb]to go
Verse 3
I thought about taking [C]a limousine
[D][Am]Or at least [D]a fancy [Am7]car
[D][Am]But I ended [D]up taking [C]a taxi
[D][C]Cause that's how I got [Bb]this [D]far
Verse 4
You [G]see [Em]ten years ago it was the front [D]seat
Drivin' [D]stoned and feelin' no [Bm]pain
Now [G]here I am straight and sittin' [D]in the back
Hitting [C]Sixteen [Bb]Parkside [D]Lane
Verse 5
The driveway was the same as I remembered
And a butler came and answered the door
He just shook his head when I asked for her
And said [D]she doesn't [C]live here [E]anymore
Verse 6
But he offered to give me the address
That they were forwarding her letters to
I just took it and returned to the cabbie
And said [D]I got [C]one more [E]fare for you
Verse 7
[E]And so we rolled back into the [G]city
Up to a [A]five story old brown[C]stone
I rang the [D]bell that had her name on the [E]mailbox
The [D]buzzer said somebody's [E]home
Verse 8
[E]And the look on her face as she [G]opened the door
Was like an [A]old joke told by a [C]friend
It'd taken [D]ten more years but she'd [E]found her smile
And I [D]watched the corners start to [E]bend
Chorus
And she [A]said, How are you [B7]Harry?
Haven't we [E]played this scene before?
I [A]said, It's so good to [E]see you, Sue.
Had to [D]play it out [C]just once [E]more
[D]Play it out just once [E]more
Verse 9
She said I've heard you flyin' high on my radio
I answered it's not all it seems
That's when she laughed and she said,
It's better sometimes, when we don't [D]get to touch our [E]dreams
Verse 10
That's when I [A]asked her where was that [F#m]actress
She [E]said that was somebody [C#m]else
And then I [A]asked her why she looked so [E]happy now
She said, [D]I finally like [E]myself, at last I like [E]myself
Verse 11
[E]So we talked all through that afternoon
[Abm]Talking about where we'd been
[E7]We talked of the tiny difference
[E7/Db]Between ending and starting to begin
[F#m]We talked cause talking tells you things
[D7]Like what you are really thinking about
[C]But sometimes you can't find what you're feeling
[E]Till all the words run out
Verse 12
So I asked her to come to the concert
She said No, I work at night
I said, We've gotten too damn good at leaving, Sue
She said, [D]Harry, [C]you're [E]right
Verse 13
Don't [A]ask me if I made [F#m]love to her
Or which [E]one of us started to cry
Don't [A]ask me why she wouldn't take the [E]money that I left
If I [D]answered at all I'd [E]lie
Verse 14
So I thought about her as I sang that night
And how the circle keeps rolling around
How I act as I'm facing the footlights
And how she's [C]flying with both [Bb]feet on the [D]ground
Verse 15
I guess [G]it's a sequel to our [Em]story
From the [D]journey between heaven and [Bm]hell
With [G]half the time thinking of what [D]might have been
And [C]half thinkin' [Bb]just as [D]well
I guess [G]only [A7]time will [D]tell