Intro
Fm Fm A#m A#m
C#maj7 C7 Fm Fm
[Verse 1]
Fm
I tried to be an honest man
A#m
Always doing things the best I can
C#maj7 C7 Fm
I smile and I wave to the people on the street
Fm
Travel 'round this promised land
A#m
Singing songs for the average man
C#maj7 C7 Fm
I don't hurt nobody, thought nobody'd hurt me
[Refrain]
A#m Fm
Change in the wind pushed me right off the track
A#m
I turned around for a minute
C7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Verse 2]
Fm
I tried to be an honest man
A#m
Always doing things the best I can
C#maj7 C7 Fm
But your evil ways have cast a spell over me
Fm
No idea who you are
A#m
Don't know how you got this far
C#maj7 C7 Fm
But you got me blinded and now I can't see
[Pre-Chorus]
A#m Fm
Change in thе wind pushed me right off the track
A#m
I turnеd around for a minute
C7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
Fm G#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
C#maj7 C7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
Fm G#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
C#maj7 C7 Fm
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
[Interlude]
Fm A#m A#m
C#maj7 C7 Fm Fm
Fm Fm A#m A#m
C#maj7 C7 Fm Fm
[Pre-Chorus]
A#m Fm
Change in the wind pushed me right off the track
A#m
I turned around for a minute
C7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
Fm G#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
C#maj7 C7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
Fm G#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
C#maj7 C7 Fm
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
[Post-Chorus]
G# C#maj7 C7
Caught by a stranger
[Interlude]
Fm G# C#maj7 C7
Fm G# C#maj7 C7
Fm G# C#maj7 C7
C7 Fm Fm Fm
Fm
[Verse 3]
Fm
I tried to be an honest man
A#m
Know you're doing the best you can
C#maj7 C7 Fm
To push me and pull me and turn me back around
Fm
Traveled 'round this promised land
A#m
You broke me with the back of your hand
C#maj7 C7 Fm
And your evil spell's tryna bring me back down
Fm
Back down
[Pre-Chorus]
A#m Fm
Change in the wind pushed me right off the tracks
A#m
I turned around for a minute
C7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
Fm G#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
C#maj7 C7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
Fm G#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
C#maj7 C7 Fm G#
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
C#maj7
Caught by a stranger
C7 Fm
I was hit by your words and it's over
[Outro]
G# C#maj7 C7
Fm G# C#maj7 C7
Fm G# C#maj7 C7
C7
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