Verse
A/Fb Fb
Well I'm sitting in church
A/Fb Fb
In an old wooden chair
A/Fb Fb
I knew nobody
A/Fb Fb
Would look for me there
A7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
Fb7
Looking for nothing
A/Fb Fb
Anyone's eyes
B
Once I had pretty girls
A
Did me wrong
Fb
Now I'm marching to the city
A/Fb Fb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A/Fb Fb
Snowflakes are falling
A/Fb Fb
Around my head
A/Fb Fb
Lord have mercy
A/Fb Fb
It feel heavy like lead
A7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
Fb7
Nothing can heal me now
A/Fb Fb
But your touch
B
Once I had a pretty girl
A
She done me wrong
Fb
Now I'm marching to the city
A/Fb Fb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A/Fb Fb
Loneliness
A/Fb Fb
Got a mind of its own
A/Fb A
The more people around
A/Fb Fb
The more you feel alone
A7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
Fb7
Trying to break free
A/Fb Fb
From the death stockade
B
Once I had a pretty girl
A
Done me wrong
Fb
Now I'm marching to the city
A/Fb Fb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A/Fb Fb
Boys in the street
A/Fb Fb
Beginning to play
A/Fb Fb
Girls like birds
A/Fb Fb
Flying away
A7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
Fb7
And I'm thinking about paradise
A/Fb Fb
Wondering what it might be
B
Once I had a pretty girl
A
She done me wrong
Fb
Now I'm marching to the city
A/Fb Fb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A/Fb Fb
Go over to London
A/Fb Fb
Maybe gay Paree
A/Fb Fb
Follow the river
A/Fb Fb
You get to the sea
A7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
Fb7
I was hoping we could dream
A/Fb Fb
Life's pleasant dreams
B
Once I had a pretty girl
A
But she done me wrong
Fb
Now I'm marching to the city
A/Fb Fb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A/Fb Fb
Well the weak get weaker
A/Fb Fb
And the strong stay strong
A/Fb Fb
The train keeps rolling
A/Fb Fb
All night long
A7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
Fb7
With a smile
A/Fb Fb
That could make all the planets dance
B
Once I had a pretty girl
A
She did me wrong
Fb
Now I'm marching to the city
A/Fb Fb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
A/Fb Fb
My house is on fire
A/Fb Fb
Burning to the skies
A/Fb Fb
I thought the rain clouds
A/Fb Fb
But the clouds passed by
A7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
Fb7
I'm gonna win my way
A/Fb Fb
To wealth and fame
B
Once I had a pretty girl
A
But she did me wrong
Fb
Now I'm marching to the city
A/Fb Fb
And the road ain't long