· by Galt MacDermot
We (Bm)starve, look
at one an oth er, short of breath walk tar.
ing proud ly in our win ter (A)coats.
Wear
ing smells I from la b’ra to ries (Bm)fac ing a dy ing na (D)tion in space.
of (Bm)mov ing pa per fan ta sy.
Lis t’ning for the new told lies
with su (G)preme vi sions of (D)lone ly tunes.
(Bm)Some where,
in side some thing there is a rush of tar.
great ness.
Who knows what stands in (A)front of
ing smells for from la b’ra to ries (Bm)fu ture a dy on dear (D)tion ie.
space.
of (Bm)Si lence pa me fan cret ly
ev t’ning for the new told ’ry
with su (G)ev vi sions ’ry (D)thing.
ly tunes.
(Bm)Man
ches ter, Eng
land Eng land.
Man ches ter, Eng land Eng land,
a cross the At lan tic Sea.
And (Em)I’m a ge nius, ge nius, I be (F#)lieve in God
and I be lieve that God be lieves in Claude, that’s (F#)me.
That’s me.
That’s (Bm)me.
(Bm)Let
the sun shine,
let
the sun shine in, the (G)sun
shine (D)in.
(Bm)Let
the sun shine,
let
the sun shine in, the (G)sun
shine (D)in.
This page shows “The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) (From 'Hair')” by Galt MacDermot in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of B at 106 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.