[Bm] I never owned a s [Bm] ingle thingAnd I [Bm] couldn't pay the [D] bills [Bm] I'm on the straight and  [Bm] narrow nowBut some [Bm] times I miss the [D] thrillsOf [Bm] owin' people [Bm]...

[D] Long ago, I went a [G] way. Times were ha [A] rd back then had to define a brighter d [D] ay.Travelled far, many places I've s [G] een. But my ho [A] me is the only place I long to [D] b [A]...

VERSE 1 - Just piano (upper piano register)W [G] hen I was younger, so much yo [Em] unger than todayI [C] never needed anybody's h [D] elp in any wayB [G] ut now those days are gone, Im [Em] not so...

[G] Here she comes walkin' in, cotton dress a swishin'Smoke is thick and the lights are dim and she sure got me wishin'For a l [C] ittle bit of time out on that ole dance fl [G] oor.If she g [Am7]...

[D] Jesus is the [F#m] answer [G] for the world [D] today. [G] Above him there's no [D] other. [D] Jesus is the [F#m] answer [G] for the world [D] today. [G] Above him there's no [D] other. [G]...

[C] Let it out, been building up you better [Am] let it outSay everything that you've been [Dm] meaning now [G] When you tell me that I'm [C] such a wreckIt isn't easy cleaning [Am] up your...

Intro: [C] / [G] / [D5] / [Am] , then repeat [C] You said you would wait for me [G] [D5] But something went wrong [Am] [C] The house was empty, you [G] r pictures gone [C] [C] I knew you'd come back...

[G] Is this the real life? [A7] Is this just fantasy? [D7] Caught in a land-slide; no es- [G] cape from re-ali-ty. [Em7] Open your eyes, look [G7] up to the skies and [C] see. [Am7] I'm just a poor...

[Am] Once there was a wayTo get back ho [Dm] meward [G] Once there was a way [Em] Sleep, pretty da [Am] rling, do not [Dm] cry [G] I will sing a lul [C] laby [C] Golden sl [F] umbers fill your e...

I [D] believe that every heart is kindSome are just a little [Em] underused [D/F#] Hatred is a symptom of the [Em] times [A] Lost in these uneducated [D] bluesI just want to love you while I canAll...