Intro
A#m A#m D#m D#m
F#maj7 F7 A#m A#m
[Verse 1]
A#m
I tried to be an honest man
D#m
Always doing things the best I can
F#maj7 F7 A#m
I smile and I wave to the people on the street
A#m
Travel 'round this promised land
D#m
Singing songs for the average man
F#maj7 F7 A#m
I don't hurt nobody, thought nobody'd hurt me
[Refrain]
D#m A#m
Change in the wind pushed me right off the track
D#m
I turned around for a minute
F7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Verse 2]
A#m
I tried to be an honest man
D#m
Always doing things the best I can
F#maj7 F7 A#m
But your evil ways have cast a spell over me
A#m
No idea who you are
D#m
Don't know how you got this far
F#maj7 F7 A#m
But you got me blinded and now I can't see
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m A#m
Change in thе wind pushed me right off the track
D#m
I turnеd around for a minute
F7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
A#m C#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
F#maj7 F7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
A#m C#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
F#maj7 F7 A#m
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
[Interlude]
A#m D#m D#m
F#maj7 F7 A#m A#m
A#m A#m D#m D#m
F#maj7 F7 A#m A#m
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m A#m
Change in the wind pushed me right off the track
D#m
I turned around for a minute
F7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
A#m C#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
F#maj7 F7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
A#m C#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
F#maj7 F7 A#m
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
[Post-Chorus]
C# F#maj7 F7
Caught by a stranger
[Interlude]
A#m C# F#maj7 F7
A#m C# F#maj7 F7
A#m C# F#maj7 F7
F7 A#m A#m A#m
A#m
[Verse 3]
A#m
I tried to be an honest man
D#m
Know you're doing the best you can
F#maj7 F7 A#m
To push me and pull me and turn me back around
A#m
Traveled 'round this promised land
D#m
You broke me with the back of your hand
F#maj7 F7 A#m
And your evil spell's tryna bring me back down
A#m
Back down
[Pre-Chorus]
D#m A#m
Change in the wind pushed me right off the tracks
D#m
I turned around for a minute
F7
And you stabbed me right in the back
[Chorus]
A#m C#
You've taken all my money and taken up my time
F#maj7 F7
Lord, I've tried running but I'm caught in your fire
A#m C#
Your heart must be cold 'cause I'm sensing danger
F#maj7 F7 A#m C#
Hit by your words, now I'm caught in a noose by a stranger
F#maj7
Caught by a stranger
F7 A#m
I was hit by your words and it's over
[Outro]
C# F#maj7 F7
A#m C# F#maj7 F7
A#m C# F#maj7 F7
F7
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