Performance @ Walt Disney Theater 🎸 Intro: F C G 🎸 Verse 1: C He saw the lightnin' flash across the clear blue sky Em Saw the rain creep across the road Dm Well he stopped and said that's just the devil beatin' his wife G
Some old tale the old folks told C It's a five mile walk between here and a town Em On a road lined with sugarcane Dm They won't notice if it goes anywhere G Here lately it's like they've forgotten his name Am Em G He just can't forget the way 🎸 Chorus: F C That the days seemed so much brighter Am Em And the breeze could blow the troubles away F C G You could see angels dancin' in the flame F C This old place seemed so much bigger Am Em Now he sees it all a different way F C G Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same 🎸 Verse 2: C He's been back from overseas about thirty days Em He returned standin' proud and true Dm Yeah the new's worn offa his welcome home G Like the heat burnin' off the dew C Empty bottles that mean the bills ain't gettin' paid Em Same holes knocked in the walls Dm Mama don't fight back like in her younger years G Goin' over the edge well it's a hell of a fall Am Em G Can he just go back a page? 🎸 Chorus: F C That the days seemed so much brighter Am Em And the breeze could blow the troubles away F C G You could see angels dancin' in the flame F C This old place seemed so much bigger Am Em Now he sees it all a different way F C G Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same C G F G (x3) C G Am Em G 🎸 Verse 3: C He don't know what he's headin' for Em But the buses run right on time Dm Anywhere's better than stayin' here G With the ghosts runnin' through his mind Am Em Things that he's seen and done Am Em So much for any mother's son Am Em To live down or try to run away from G Can he run? 🎸 Chorus: F C That the days seemed so much brighter Am Em And the breeze could blow the troubles away F C G You could see angels dancin' in the flame F C This old place seemed so much bigger Am Em Now he sees it all a different way F C G Nothin's really changed but it ain't the same 🎸 Outro: C G F G C G Am Em G