Verse
A#/F F
Well I'm sitting in church
A#/F F
In an old wooden chair
A#/F F
I knew nobody
A#/F F
Would look for me there
A#7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
F7
Looking for nothing
A#/F F
Anyone's eyes
C
Once I had pretty girls
A#
Did me wrong
F
Now I'm marching to the city
A#/F F
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A#/F F
Snowflakes are falling
A#/F F
Around my head
A#/F F
Lord have mercy
A#/F F
It feel heavy like lead
A#7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
F7
Nothing can heal me now
A#/F F
But your touch
C
Once I had a pretty girl
A#
She done me wrong
F
Now I'm marching to the city
A#/F F
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A#/F F
Loneliness
A#/F F
Got a mind of its own
A#/F A#
The more people around
A#/F F
The more you feel alone
A#7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
F7
Trying to break free
A#/F F
From the death stockade
C
Once I had a pretty girl
A#
Done me wrong
F
Now I'm marching to the city
A#/F F
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A#/F F
Boys in the street
A#/F F
Beginning to play
A#/F F
Girls like birds
A#/F F
Flying away
A#7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
F7
And I'm thinking about paradise
A#/F F
Wondering what it might be
C
Once I had a pretty girl
A#
She done me wrong
F
Now I'm marching to the city
A#/F F
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A#/F F
Go over to London
A#/F F
Maybe gay Paree
A#/F F
Follow the river
A#/F F
You get to the sea
A#7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
F7
I was hoping we could dream
A#/F F
Life's pleasant dreams
C
Once I had a pretty girl
A#
But she done me wrong
F
Now I'm marching to the city
A#/F F
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A#/F F
Well the weak get weaker
A#/F F
And the strong stay strong
A#/F F
The train keeps rolling
A#/F F
All night long
A#7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
F7
With a smile
A#/F F
That could make all the planets dance
C
Once I had a pretty girl
A#
She did me wrong
F
Now I'm marching to the city
A#/F F
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A#/F F
My house is on fire
A#/F F
Burning to the skies
A#/F F
I thought the rain clouds
A#/F F
But the clouds passed by
A#7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
F7
I'm gonna win my way
A#/F F
To wealth and fame
C
Once I had a pretty girl
A#
But she did me wrong
F
Now I'm marching to the city
A#/F F
And the road ain't long