Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: D Verse 1: D G Bm A When I was six years old I broke my leg D G Bm A I was running from my brother and his friends D G Bm A And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down D G Bm A I was younger then, take me back to when I
Pre-chorus: G A Found my heart and broke it here D G Made friends and lost them through the years G A D G And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown G A But I can't wait to go home Chorus: D G I'm on my way Bm A Driving at 90 down D G those country lanes Bm A Singing to "Tiny Dancer" D G Bm A And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real D G Bm A D We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill Verse 2: D G Bm A Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes D G Bm A Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends D G Bm A D Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon that I did it right D G Bm A But I was younger then, take me back to when Pre-chorus: G A D We found weekend jobs, when we got paid G We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight G A D G Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh how we've grown G A But I can't wait to go home Chorus: D G I'm on my way Bm A Driving at 90 down D G those country lanes Bm A Singing to "Tiny Dancer" D G Bm A And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real D G Bm A D We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill G Bm A D Over the castle on the hill G Bm A Over the castle on the hill Interlude: Bm G D A Bridge: Bm G One friend left to sell clothes D A One works down by the coast Bm G One had two kids but lives alone D A One's brother overdosed Bm G One's already on his second wife D A One's just barely getting by Bm G But these people raised me D A And I can't wait to go home Chorus: D G Bm A And I'm on my way, I still remember D G Those old country lanes Bm A When we did not know the answers D G Bm A And I miss the way you make me feel, it's real D G Bm A D We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill G Bm A D Over the castle on the hill G Bm A D Over the castle on the hill