Verse
Eb/A# A#
Well I'm sitting in church
Eb/A# A#
In an old wooden chair
Eb/A# A#
I knew nobody
Eb/A# A#
Would look for me there
Eb7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
A#7
Looking for nothing
Eb/A# A#
Anyone's eyes
F
Once I had pretty girls
Eb
Did me wrong
A#
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/A# A#
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/A# A#
Snowflakes are falling
Eb/A# A#
Around my head
Eb/A# A#
Lord have mercy
Eb/A# A#
It feel heavy like lead
Eb7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
A#7
Nothing can heal me now
Eb/A# A#
But your touch
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
She done me wrong
A#
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/A# A#
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/A# A#
Loneliness
Eb/A# A#
Got a mind of its own
Eb/A# Eb
The more people around
Eb/A# A#
The more you feel alone
Eb7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
A#7
Trying to break free
Eb/A# A#
From the death stockade
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
Done me wrong
A#
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/A# A#
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/A# A#
Boys in the street
Eb/A# A#
Beginning to play
Eb/A# A#
Girls like birds
Eb/A# A#
Flying away
Eb7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
A#7
And I'm thinking about paradise
Eb/A# A#
Wondering what it might be
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
She done me wrong
A#
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/A# A#
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/A# A#
Go over to London
Eb/A# A#
Maybe gay Paree
Eb/A# A#
Follow the river
Eb/A# A#
You get to the sea
Eb7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
A#7
I was hoping we could dream
Eb/A# A#
Life's pleasant dreams
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
But she done me wrong
A#
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/A# A#
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/A# A#
Well the weak get weaker
Eb/A# A#
And the strong stay strong
Eb/A# A#
The train keeps rolling
Eb/A# A#
All night long
Eb7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
A#7
With a smile
Eb/A# A#
That could make all the planets dance
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
She did me wrong
A#
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/A# A#
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/A# A#
My house is on fire
Eb/A# A#
Burning to the skies
Eb/A# A#
I thought the rain clouds
Eb/A# A#
But the clouds passed by
Eb7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
A#7
I'm gonna win my way
Eb/A# A#
To wealth and fame
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
But she did me wrong
A#
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/A# A#
And the road ain't long