Verse
Ab/Eb Eb
Well I'm sitting in church
Ab/Eb Eb
In an old wooden chair
Ab/Eb Eb
I knew nobody
Ab/Eb Eb
Would look for me there
Ab7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
Eb7
Looking for nothing
Ab/Eb Eb
Anyone's eyes
A#
Once I had pretty girls
Ab
Did me wrong
Eb
Now I'm marching to the city
Ab/Eb Eb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Ab/Eb Eb
Snowflakes are falling
Ab/Eb Eb
Around my head
Ab/Eb Eb
Lord have mercy
Ab/Eb Eb
It feel heavy like lead
Ab7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
Eb7
Nothing can heal me now
Ab/Eb Eb
But your touch
A#
Once I had a pretty girl
Ab
She done me wrong
Eb
Now I'm marching to the city
Ab/Eb Eb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Ab/Eb Eb
Loneliness
Ab/Eb Eb
Got a mind of its own
Ab/Eb Ab
The more people around
Ab/Eb Eb
The more you feel alone
Ab7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
Eb7
Trying to break free
Ab/Eb Eb
From the death stockade
A#
Once I had a pretty girl
Ab
Done me wrong
Eb
Now I'm marching to the city
Ab/Eb Eb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Ab/Eb Eb
Boys in the street
Ab/Eb Eb
Beginning to play
Ab/Eb Eb
Girls like birds
Ab/Eb Eb
Flying away
Ab7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
Eb7
And I'm thinking about paradise
Ab/Eb Eb
Wondering what it might be
A#
Once I had a pretty girl
Ab
She done me wrong
Eb
Now I'm marching to the city
Ab/Eb Eb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Ab/Eb Eb
Go over to London
Ab/Eb Eb
Maybe gay Paree
Ab/Eb Eb
Follow the river
Ab/Eb Eb
You get to the sea
Ab7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
Eb7
I was hoping we could dream
Ab/Eb Eb
Life's pleasant dreams
A#
Once I had a pretty girl
Ab
But she done me wrong
Eb
Now I'm marching to the city
Ab/Eb Eb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Ab/Eb Eb
Well the weak get weaker
Ab/Eb Eb
And the strong stay strong
Ab/Eb Eb
The train keeps rolling
Ab/Eb Eb
All night long
Ab7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
Eb7
With a smile
Ab/Eb Eb
That could make all the planets dance
A#
Once I had a pretty girl
Ab
She did me wrong
Eb
Now I'm marching to the city
Ab/Eb Eb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Ab/Eb Eb
My house is on fire
Ab/Eb Eb
Burning to the skies
Ab/Eb Eb
I thought the rain clouds
Ab/Eb Eb
But the clouds passed by
Ab7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
Eb7
I'm gonna win my way
Ab/Eb Eb
To wealth and fame
A#
Once I had a pretty girl
Ab
But she did me wrong
Eb
Now I'm marching to the city
Ab/Eb Eb
And the road ain't long