Verse
Co E7
By and by,
F Co
I'm breathing a lover's sigh.
Gm7 Bbo
Well, I'm sitting on my watch
Gm7 C7
So I can be on time
A7/g D/f#
I'm singing love's praises
Dm/f C
With sugar-coated rhyme.
[Verse 2]
Co E7
By and by,
F Co
On you I'm casting my eye.
C7
I'm paintin' the town,
Swingin' my partner around
Gm7 Bbo
Well, I know who I can depend on,
Gm7 C7
I know who to trust
A7/g D/f#
I'm watchin' the roads,
Dm/f C
I'm studying the dust
C7
I'm paintin' the town
F E7
Making my last go round.
[Chorus]
A7 E7
Well, I'm scuffling, and I'm shuffling
A7 F7 E7
And I'm walking on briars
A E7
I'm not even acquainted
G#/b# C7/b E7
with my own desires
[Verse 3]
C7
I'm roamin' slow,
I'm doing all I know.
I'm telling myself
I've found true happiness,
That I've still got a dream
that hasn't been repossessed.
I'm roamin' slow
Going where the wild roses grow.
[Chorus]
Well, the future for me
Is already a thing of the past
You were my first love
And you will be my last.
Papa gone mad,
[Verse 4]
Mama, she's feeling sad.
Well, I'm gonna baptize you in fire
So you can sin no more
I'm gonna establish my rule
Through civil war,
Gonn' make you see
Just how loyal and true a man can be!