Verse
C/G G
Well I'm sitting in church
C/G G
In an old wooden chair
C/G G
I knew nobody
C/G G
Would look for me there
C7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
G7
Looking for nothing
C/G G
Anyone's eyes
D
Once I had pretty girls
C
Did me wrong
G
Now I'm marching to the city
C/G G
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
C/G G
Snowflakes are falling
C/G G
Around my head
C/G G
Lord have mercy
C/G G
It feel heavy like lead
C7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
G7
Nothing can heal me now
C/G G
But your touch
D
Once I had a pretty girl
C
She done me wrong
G
Now I'm marching to the city
C/G G
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
C/G G
Loneliness
C/G G
Got a mind of its own
C/G C
The more people around
C/G G
The more you feel alone
C7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
G7
Trying to break free
C/G G
From the death stockade
D
Once I had a pretty girl
C
Done me wrong
G
Now I'm marching to the city
C/G G
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
C/G G
Boys in the street
C/G G
Beginning to play
C/G G
Girls like birds
C/G G
Flying away
C7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
G7
And I'm thinking about paradise
C/G G
Wondering what it might be
D
Once I had a pretty girl
C
She done me wrong
G
Now I'm marching to the city
C/G G
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
C/G G
Go over to London
C/G G
Maybe gay Paree
C/G G
Follow the river
C/G G
You get to the sea
C7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
G7
I was hoping we could dream
C/G G
Life's pleasant dreams
D
Once I had a pretty girl
C
But she done me wrong
G
Now I'm marching to the city
C/G G
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
C/G G
Well the weak get weaker
C/G G
And the strong stay strong
C/G G
The train keeps rolling
C/G G
All night long
C7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
G7
With a smile
C/G G
That could make all the planets dance
D
Once I had a pretty girl
C
She did me wrong
G
Now I'm marching to the city
C/G G
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
C/G G
My house is on fire
C/G G
Burning to the skies
C/G G
I thought the rain clouds
C/G G
But the clouds passed by
C7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
G7
I'm gonna win my way
C/G G
To wealth and fame
D
Once I had a pretty girl
C
But she did me wrong
G
Now I'm marching to the city
C/G G
And the road ain't long