Verse
F/C C
Well I'm sitting in church
F/C C
In an old wooden chair
F/C C
I knew nobody
F/C C
Would look for me there
F7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
C7
Looking for nothing
F/C C
Anyone's eyes
G
Once I had pretty girls
F
Did me wrong
C
Now I'm marching to the city
F/C C
And the road ain't long
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F/C C
Snowflakes are falling
F/C C
Around my head
F/C C
Lord have mercy
F/C C
It feel heavy like lead
F7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
C7
Nothing can heal me now
F/C C
But your touch
G
Once I had a pretty girl
F
She done me wrong
C
Now I'm marching to the city
F/C C
And the road ain't long
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F/C C
Loneliness
F/C C
Got a mind of its own
F/C F
The more people around
F/C C
The more you feel alone
F7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
C7
Trying to break free
F/C C
From the death stockade
G
Once I had a pretty girl
F
Done me wrong
C
Now I'm marching to the city
F/C C
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
F/C C
Boys in the street
F/C C
Beginning to play
F/C C
Girls like birds
F/C C
Flying away
F7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
C7
And I'm thinking about paradise
F/C C
Wondering what it might be
G
Once I had a pretty girl
F
She done me wrong
C
Now I'm marching to the city
F/C C
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
F/C C
Go over to London
F/C C
Maybe gay Paree
F/C C
Follow the river
F/C C
You get to the sea
F7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
C7
I was hoping we could dream
F/C C
Life's pleasant dreams
G
Once I had a pretty girl
F
But she done me wrong
C
Now I'm marching to the city
F/C C
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
F/C C
Well the weak get weaker
F/C C
And the strong stay strong
F/C C
The train keeps rolling
F/C C
All night long
F7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
C7
With a smile
F/C C
That could make all the planets dance
G
Once I had a pretty girl
F
She did me wrong
C
Now I'm marching to the city
F/C C
And the road ain't long
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F/C C
My house is on fire
F/C C
Burning to the skies
F/C C
I thought the rain clouds
F/C C
But the clouds passed by
F7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
C7
I'm gonna win my way
F/C C
To wealth and fame
G
Once I had a pretty girl
F
But she did me wrong
C
Now I'm marching to the city
F/C C
And the road ain't long