Verse
G/D D
Well I'm sitting in church
G/D D
In an old wooden chair
G/D D
I knew nobody
G/D D
Would look for me there
G7
Sorrow and pity
Rule the earth and the skies
D7
Looking for nothing
G/D D
Anyone's eyes
A
Once I had pretty girls
G
Did me wrong
D
Now I'm marching to the city
G/D D
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
G/D D
Snowflakes are falling
G/D D
Around my head
G/D D
Lord have mercy
G/D D
It feel heavy like lead
G7
I been hit too hard
Seen too much
D7
Nothing can heal me now
G/D D
But your touch
A
Once I had a pretty girl
G
She done me wrong
D
Now I'm marching to the city
G/D D
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
G/D D
Loneliness
G/D D
Got a mind of its own
G/D G
The more people around
G/D D
The more you feel alone
G7
I'm chained to the earth
Like a silent slave
D7
Trying to break free
G/D D
From the death stockade
A
Once I had a pretty girl
G
Done me wrong
D
Now I'm marching to the city
G/D D
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
G/D D
Boys in the street
G/D D
Beginning to play
G/D D
Girls like birds
G/D D
Flying away
G7
I'm carrying the roses
That were given to me
D7
And I'm thinking about paradise
G/D D
Wondering what it might be
A
Once I had a pretty girl
G
She done me wrong
D
Now I'm marching to the city
G/D D
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
G/D D
Go over to London
G/D D
Maybe gay Paree
G/D D
Follow the river
G/D D
You get to the sea
G7
I was hoping we could drink from
Life's clear streams
D7
I was hoping we could dream
G/D D
Life's pleasant dreams
A
Once I had a pretty girl
G
But she done me wrong
D
Now I'm marching to the city
G/D D
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
G/D D
Well the weak get weaker
G/D D
And the strong stay strong
G/D D
The train keeps rolling
G/D D
All night long
G7
She looked at me
With an irresistible glance
D7
With a smile
G/D D
That could make all the planets dance
A
Once I had a pretty girl
G
She did me wrong
D
Now I'm marching to the city
G/D D
And the road ain't long
[Verse]
G/D D
My house is on fire
G/D D
Burning to the skies
G/D D
I thought the rain clouds
G/D D
But the clouds passed by
G7
When I'm gone
You'll remember my name
D7
I'm gonna win my way
G/D D
To wealth and fame
A
Once I had a pretty girl
G
But she did me wrong
D
Now I'm marching to the city
G/D D
And the road ain't long