Verse
D/A A
Well I'm sitting in church
D/A A
In an old wooden chair
D/A A
I knew nobody
D/A A
Would look for me there
D7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
A7
Looking for nothing
D/A A
Anyone's eyes
E
Once I had pretty girls
D
Did me wrong
A
Now I'm marching to the city
D/A A
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
D/A A
Snowflakes are falling
D/A A
Around my head
D/A A
Lord have mercy
D/A A
It feel heavy like lead
D7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
A7
Nothing can heal me now
D/A A
But your touch
E
Once I had a pretty girl
D
She done me wrong
A
Now I'm marching to the city
D/A A
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
D/A A
Loneliness
D/A A
Got a mind of its own
D/A D
The more people around
D/A A
The more you feel alone
D7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
A7
Trying to break free
D/A A
From the death stockade
E
Once I had a pretty girl
D
Done me wrong
A
Now I'm marching to the city
D/A A
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
D/A A
Boys in the street
D/A A
Beginning to play
D/A A
Girls like birds
D/A A
Flying away
D7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
A7
And I'm thinking about paradise
D/A A
Wondering what it might be
E
Once I had a pretty girl
D
She done me wrong
A
Now I'm marching to the city
D/A A
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
D/A A
Go over to London
D/A A
Maybe gay Paree
D/A A
Follow the river
D/A A
You get to the sea
D7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
A7
I was hoping we could dream
D/A A
Life's pleasant dreams
E
Once I had a pretty girl
D
But she done me wrong
A
Now I'm marching to the city
D/A A
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
D/A A
Well the weak get weaker
D/A A
And the strong stay strong
D/A A
The train keeps rolling
D/A A
All night long
D7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
A7
With a smile
D/A A
That could make all the planets dance
E
Once I had a pretty girl
D
She did me wrong
A
Now I'm marching to the city
D/A A
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
D/A A
My house is on fire
D/A A
Burning to the skies
D/A A
I thought the rain clouds
D/A A
But the clouds passed by
D7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
A7
I'm gonna win my way
D/A A
To wealth and fame
E
Once I had a pretty girl
D
But she did me wrong
A
Now I'm marching to the city
D/A A
And the road ain't long