C  Gm  F  Dm Bb
C  Gm  F  Dm Bb
Am Am

[Verse 1]
Am
Peace sign on the window
G        D
Japanese car
F           C          E
You will remember the pap on the radio
F           C            E              F
Big blue policeman says stay where you are
C                      E
Surrender your Chinese arms, Oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
Am
Rock show Romeo
G               D
Black and white shoes
F            C          E
Strawberry haircut, in fist-pumping prime
F                C         E                F
Scrape off the dross and keep what you can use
      C                       E
And leave the weaker ones behind, oh-oh

[Chorus]
      Dm              Bb       C
They step outside to step out slow
                   Dm               Bb       C
In vain trying to find a hole they can't outgrow
                C
They evolve in time
      Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F                                 C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
              C
An unwelcome fate
     Gm
May ferry all away
     F
But cold comfort flowers
                  C
Will bloom and decay

[Instrumental]
C  Gm  F  Dm Bb
C  Gm  F  Dm Bb
Am Am

[Verse 3]
Am
Pink clouds, summer sorrow
G         D
Oceanside swells
  F                C
If you don't feel pretty
           E
With your face in the tide
       F             C        E       F
Well, file your complaint in weary detail
     C                          E
And tell the little people you tried Oh-oh

[Chorus]
      Dm              Bb       C
They step outside to step out slow
                   Dm               Bb       C
In vain trying to find a hole they can't outgrow
                C
They evolve in time
      Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F                                 C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
              C
An unwelcome fate
     Gm
May ferry all away
     F
But cold comfort flowers
                  C
Will blossom and fade

C  Gm  F  C
C  Gm  F  C
                C
They evolve in time
      Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F                                 C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
              C
An unwelcome fate
     Gm
May ferry all away
     F
But cold comfort flowers
                  C
Will bloom and decay
                C
They evolve in time
      Gm
Wind finely on the vine
F                                 C
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
              C
An unwelcome fate
     Gm
May ferry all away
     F
But cold comfort flowers
                  C
Will bloom and decay

[Outro]
C  Bb  F  C
C  Bb  F  C
(fade out)