Chords with lyrics
Intro Bass note A augmentedA BB D MajorD A augmentedA 2X then (bar chords) A augmentedA B minorBm Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA (shuffle groove)
Verse 1:
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When I was a little boy I felt so alone
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Quiet country house that I had to call home
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Living with a couple folks, rich millionaires
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Sat on their money Lord it seemed they didn't care
Verse 2:
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Finally we moved to our own place
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Where I could walk around with a smile on my face
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And I knew in order to be a man
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I had to pull up my roots and move on in this land
Chorus:
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I'm gonna move away from here
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You can find me if you want to go there
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I'm gonna move away from here
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
You can find me if you want to go there
Verse 3:
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Came to a school in the big city
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Looked around at the lights and I thought they were pretty
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They told me to teach me to live by their rules
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So I wouldn't be nobody's fool
Verse 4:
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I found out, not too long
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Their rules wouldn't let me sing my song
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I knew in order to be a man
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
I had to pull up roots once again and move on in this land
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm
I'm gonna move away from here
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
You can find me if you want to go there
A augmentedA B minorBm
I'm gonna move away from here
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
You can find me if you want to go there
Solo:
A augmentedA | B minorBm | Dm7Dm7 | A augmentedA |
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm
I'm gonna move away from here
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
You can find me if you want to go there
A augmentedA B minorBm
I'm gonna move away from here
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
You can find me if you want to go there
Verse 5:
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Then I joined the college ranks
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There they said they'd teach me how to think
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Gave me books to read and papers to write
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They didn't know about this boy's come to fight
Verse 6:
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But I found out after awhile
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Reading those books was making me loose my smile
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I knew in order to not conceal
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I had to play music and express what I feel
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm
I'm gonna move away from here
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
You can find me if you want to go there
A augmentedA B minorBm
I'm gonna move away from here
Dm7Dm7 A augmentedA
You can find me if you want to go there