Intro
Cm Cm Fm Fm
G#maj7 G7 Cm Cm
[Verse 1]
Cm
I tried to be an honest man
Fm
Always doing things the best I can
G#maj7 G7 Cm
I smile and I wave to the people on the street
Cm
Travel 'round this promised land
Fm
Singing songs for the average man
G#maj7 G7 Cm
I don't hurt nobody, thought nobody'd hurt me
[Refrain]
Fm Cm
Change in the wind pushed me right off the track
Fm
I turned around for a minute
G7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Verse 2]
Cm
I tried to be an honest man
Fm
Always doing things the best I can
G#maj7 G7 Cm
But your evil ways have cast a spell over me
Cm
No idea who you are
Fm
Don't know how you got this far
G#maj7 G7 Cm
But you got me blinded and now I can't see
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Cm
Change in thе wind pushed me right off the track
Fm
I turnеd around for a minute
G7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
Cm D#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
G#maj7 G7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
Cm D#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
G#maj7 G7 Cm
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
[Interlude]
Cm Fm Fm
G#maj7 G7 Cm Cm
Cm Cm Fm Fm
G#maj7 G7 Cm Cm
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Cm
Change in the wind pushed me right off the track
Fm
I turned around for a minute
G7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
Cm D#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
G#maj7 G7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
Cm D#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
G#maj7 G7 Cm
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
[Post-Chorus]
D# G#maj7 G7
Caught by a stranger
[Interlude]
Cm D# G#maj7 G7
Cm D# G#maj7 G7
Cm D# G#maj7 G7
G7 Cm Cm Cm
Cm
[Verse 3]
Cm
I tried to be an honest man
Fm
Know you're doing the best you can
G#maj7 G7 Cm
To push me and pull me and turn me back around
Cm
Traveled 'round this promised land
Fm
You broke me with the back of your hand
G#maj7 G7 Cm
And your evil spell's tryna bring me back down
Cm
Back down
[Pre-Chorus]
Fm Cm
Change in the wind pushed me right off the tracks
Fm
I turned around for a minute
G7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
Cm D#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
G#maj7 G7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
Cm D#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
G#maj7 G7 Cm D#
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
G#maj7
Caught by a stranger
G7 Cm
I was hit by your words and it's over
[Outro]
D# G#maj7 G7
Cm D# G#maj7 G7
Cm D# G#maj7 G7
G7
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