Eb/BbBb
Well I'm sitting in church
Eb/BbBb
In an old wooden chair
Eb/Bb Bb
I knew nobody
Eb/Bb Bb
Would look for me there
Eb7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
Bb7
Looking for nothing
Eb/Bb Bb
Anyone's eyes
F
Once I had pretty girls
Eb
Did me wrong
Bb
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/BbBb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/BbBb
Snowflakes are falling
Eb/Bb Bb
Around my head
Eb/Bb Bb
Lord have mercy
Eb/Bb Bb
It feel heavy like lead
Eb7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
Bb7
Nothing can heal me now
Eb/BbBb
But your touch
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
She done me wrong
Bb
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/BbBb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/BbBb
Loneliness
Eb/Bb Bb
Got a mind of its own
Eb/Bb Eb
The more people around
Eb/Bb Bb
The more you feel alone
Eb7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
Bb7
Trying to break free
Eb/Bb Bb
From the death stockade
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
Done me wrong
Bb
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/Bb Bb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/BbBb
Boys in the street
Eb/Bb Bb
Beginning to play
Eb/Bb Bb
Girls like birds
Eb/Bb Bb
Flying away
Eb7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
Bb7
And I'm thinking about paradise
Eb/Bb Bb
Wondering what it might be
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
She done me wrong
Bb
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/BbBb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/Bb Bb
Go over to London
Eb/Bb Bb
Maybe gay Paree
Eb/Bb Bb
Follow the river
Eb/Bb Bb
You get to the sea
Eb7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
Bb7
I was hoping we could dream
Eb/Bb Bb
Life's pleasant dreams
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
But she done me wrong
Bb
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/Bb Bb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/Bb Bb
Well the weak get weaker
Eb/BbBb
And the strong stay strong
Eb/Bb Bb
The train keeps rolling
Eb/BbBb
All night long
Eb7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
Bb7
With a smile
Eb/Bb Bb
That could make all the planets dance
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
She did me wrong
Bb
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/Bb Bb
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
Eb/Bb Bb
My house is on fire
Eb/BbBb
Burning to the skies
Eb/Bb Bb
I thought the rain clouds
Eb/BbBb
But the clouds ed by
Eb7
When I'm gone
You'll my name
Bb7
I'm gonna win my way
Eb/Bb Bb
To wealth and fame
F
Once I had a pretty girl
Eb
But she did me wrong
Bb
Now I'm marching to the city
Eb/Bb Bb
And the road ain't long
