Verse
Db/Ab Ab
Well I'm sitting in church
Db/Ab Ab
In an old wooden chair
Db/Ab Ab
I knew nobody
Db/Ab Ab
Would look for me there
Db7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
Ab7
Looking for nothing
Db/Ab Ab
Anyone's eyes
D#
Once I had pretty girls
Db
Did me wrong
Ab
Now I'm marching to the city
Db/Ab Ab
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Db/Ab Ab
Snowflakes are falling
Db/Ab Ab
Around my head
Db/Ab Ab
Lord have mercy
Db/Ab Ab
It feel heavy like lead
Db7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
Ab7
Nothing can heal me now
Db/Ab Ab
But your touch
D#
Once I had a pretty girl
Db
She done me wrong
Ab
Now I'm marching to the city
Db/Ab Ab
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Db/Ab Ab
Loneliness
Db/Ab Ab
Got a mind of its own
Db/Ab Db
The more people around
Db/Ab Ab
The more you feel alone
Db7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
Ab7
Trying to break free
Db/Ab Ab
From the death stockade
D#
Once I had a pretty girl
Db
Done me wrong
Ab
Now I'm marching to the city
Db/Ab Ab
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Db/Ab Ab
Boys in the street
Db/Ab Ab
Beginning to play
Db/Ab Ab
Girls like birds
Db/Ab Ab
Flying away
Db7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
Ab7
And I'm thinking about paradise
Db/Ab Ab
Wondering what it might be
D#
Once I had a pretty girl
Db
She done me wrong
Ab
Now I'm marching to the city
Db/Ab Ab
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Db/Ab Ab
Go over to London
Db/Ab Ab
Maybe gay Paree
Db/Ab Ab
Follow the river
Db/Ab Ab
You get to the sea
Db7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
Ab7
I was hoping we could dream
Db/Ab Ab
Life's pleasant dreams
D#
Once I had a pretty girl
Db
But she done me wrong
Ab
Now I'm marching to the city
Db/Ab Ab
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Db/Ab Ab
Well the weak get weaker
Db/Ab Ab
And the strong stay strong
Db/Ab Ab
The train keeps rolling
Db/Ab Ab
All night long
Db7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
Ab7
With a smile
Db/Ab Ab
That could make all the planets dance
D#
Once I had a pretty girl
Db
She did me wrong
Ab
Now I'm marching to the city
Db/Ab Ab
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Db/Ab Ab
My house is on fire
Db/Ab Ab
Burning to the skies
Db/Ab Ab
I thought the rain clouds
Db/Ab Ab
But the clouds passed by
Db7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
Ab7
I'm gonna win my way
Db/Ab Ab
To wealth and fame
D#
Once I had a pretty girl
Db
But she did me wrong
Ab
Now I'm marching to the city
Db/Ab Ab
And the road ain't long