Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Novice
A augmentedA Bbo Bm7Bm7 E MajorE E7E7
A augmentedA Bbo Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
Verse 1:
Eo E7E7
By and by,
A augmentedA Co
I'm breathing a lover's sigh.
Bm7Bm7 Bbo
Well, I'm sitting on my watch
Bm7Bm7 E7E7
So I can be on time
A7/g D/f#
I'm singing love's praises
Dm/f E MajorE
With sugar-coated rhyme.
Verse 2:
Eo E7E7
By and by,
A augmentedA Co
On you I'm casting my eye.
E7E7
I'm paintin' the town,
Swingin' my partner around
Bm7Bm7 Bbo
Well, I know who I can depend on,
Bm7Bm7 E7E7
I know who to trust
A7/g D/f#
I'm watchin' the roads,
Dm/f E MajorE
I'm studying the dust
E7E7
I'm paintin' the town
A augmentedA G#7G#7
Making my last go round.
Chorus:
C#7C#7 G#7G#7
Well, I'm scuffling, and I'm shuffling
C#7C#7 A7A7 G#7G#7
And I'm walking on briars
C#C# G#7G#7
I'm not even acquainted
G#/b# E7/b E7E7
with my own desires
Verse 3:
E7E7
I'm roamin' slow,
I'm doing all I know.
I'm telling myself
I've found true happiness,
That I've still got a dream
that hasn't been repossessed.
I'm roamin' slow
Going where the wild roses grow.
Chorus:
Well, the future for me
Is already a thing of the past
You were my first love
And you will be my last.
Papa gone mad,
Verse 4:
Mama, she's feeling sad.
Well, I'm gonna baptize you in fire
So you can sin no more
I'm gonna establish my rule
Through civil war,
Gonn' make you see
Just how loyal and true a man can be!