Verse
Cb/Gb Gb
Well I'm sitting in church
Cb/Gb Gb
In an old wooden chair
Cb/Gb Gb
I knew nobody
Cb/Gb Gb
Would look for me there
Cb7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
Gb7
Looking for nothing
Cb/Gb Gb
Anyone's eyes
C#
Once I had pretty girls
Cb
Did me wrong
Gb
Now I'm marching to the city
Cb/Gb Gb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Cb/Gb Gb
Snowflakes are falling
Cb/Gb Gb
Around my head
Cb/Gb Gb
Lord have mercy
Cb/Gb Gb
It feel heavy like lead
Cb7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
Gb7
Nothing can heal me now
Cb/Gb Gb
But your touch
C#
Once I had a pretty girl
Cb
She done me wrong
Gb
Now I'm marching to the city
Cb/Gb Gb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Cb/Gb Gb
Loneliness
Cb/Gb Gb
Got a mind of its own
Cb/Gb Cb
The more people around
Cb/Gb Gb
The more you feel alone
Cb7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
Gb7
Trying to break free
Cb/Gb Gb
From the death stockade
C#
Once I had a pretty girl
Cb
Done me wrong
Gb
Now I'm marching to the city
Cb/Gb Gb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Cb/Gb Gb
Boys in the street
Cb/Gb Gb
Beginning to play
Cb/Gb Gb
Girls like birds
Cb/Gb Gb
Flying away
Cb7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
Gb7
And I'm thinking about paradise
Cb/Gb Gb
Wondering what it might be
C#
Once I had a pretty girl
Cb
She done me wrong
Gb
Now I'm marching to the city
Cb/Gb Gb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Cb/Gb Gb
Go over to London
Cb/Gb Gb
Maybe gay Paree
Cb/Gb Gb
Follow the river
Cb/Gb Gb
You get to the sea
Cb7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
Gb7
I was hoping we could dream
Cb/Gb Gb
Life's pleasant dreams
C#
Once I had a pretty girl
Cb
But she done me wrong
Gb
Now I'm marching to the city
Cb/Gb Gb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Cb/Gb Gb
Well the weak get weaker
Cb/Gb Gb
And the strong stay strong
Cb/Gb Gb
The train keeps rolling
Cb/Gb Gb
All night long
Cb7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
Gb7
With a smile
Cb/Gb Gb
That could make all the planets dance
C#
Once I had a pretty girl
Cb
She did me wrong
Gb
Now I'm marching to the city
Cb/Gb Gb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Cb/Gb Gb
My house is on fire
Cb/Gb Gb
Burning to the skies
Cb/Gb Gb
I thought the rain clouds
Cb/Gb Gb
But the clouds passed by
Cb7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
Gb7
I'm gonna win my way
Cb/Gb Gb
To wealth and fame
C#
Once I had a pretty girl
Cb
But she did me wrong
Gb
Now I'm marching to the city
Cb/Gb Gb
And the road ain't long