Written by Keith Nelson/Charlie Starr
Ķntro Bb F C F He saw the lightening flash across The bright blue sky Am Saw the rain creep across theā road Gm Well he stopped andā said that's The Devil beating hisā wife C Some old tale the old folks told F It's a five mile walk between here and a town Am On a road lined with sugarcane Gm They won't notice if it goes anywhere C Here lately it's like they've Forgotten his name Dm Am C He just can't forget the way Bb F That the days seem so much brighter Dm Am And thŠµ breeze could blow the troubles away Bb F C You could see angŠµls dancin' in the flame Bb F This old place seems so much bigger Dm Am Now he sees it all a different way Bb F C Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same F He's been back from overseas about thirty days Am He returns standin' proud and true Gm Yeah the new's worn off of his welcome home C Like the heat burnin' off the dew F Empty bottles that mean the bills ain't gettin' paid Am Same holes knocked in the walls Gm Mama don't fight back like in her younger days C Going over the edge well it's a hell of a fall Dm Am C Can he just go back a page? Bb F That the days seem so much brighter Dm Am And thŠµ breeze could blow the troubles away Bb F C You could see angŠµls dancin' in the flame Bb F This old place seems so much bigger Dm Am Now he sees it all a different way Bb F C Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same Solo F E Bb C F E Bb C F E Bb C F E D A C F He don't know what he's headed for Am But the buses run right on time Gm Anywhere's better than stayin' here C With the ghosts runnin' through his mind Dm Am Things that he's seen and done Dm Am Are so much for any mother's son Dm Am To live down or try to run away from C Can he run? Bb F That the days seem so much brighter Dm Am And thŠµ breeze could blow the troubles away Bb F C You could see angŠµls dancin' in the flame Bb F This old place seems so much bigger Dm Am Now he sees it all a different way Bb F C Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same Final F E Bb C F E D A C