Key:
Introduction:
A D
Well, I rode awhile for a mile or so,
Em A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
A D
And the people I saw were the people I know,
Em A
And they all came down to take a view,
A D
The path was dark and borderless,
Em A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
A D
And it stung my tongue to repeat the words
C Bb
That I used to use only yesterday,
A D C
Meanings just dropped to the ground,
G A D C Bb
I tried to remember what I thought and what I used to say,
F Eb
Don&rsquo t let me go down, no, don&rsquo t let me go!
Bb F Eb F G A A4 A
VERSE 2:
Bb Eb
Oh, my hands were tied as I struggled inside
Db B
The empty waste of another day,
Bb Eb Db
Memories were blank to my eyes,
Ab Bb Eb Db B
The fire and the glory of that night seems safely locked away,
Gb E
Too hungry to rise, oh, too hungry to...
B F# E F#
INSTRUMENTAL: (Quick Tempo)
E F# E F# E F# E F# E F# E D Ab
(Slow tempo)
C Em7 Am Em
VERSE 3:
A D
Well, I rode awhile for a mile or so,
Em A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
A D
And the people I saw were the people I know,
Em A
And they all came down to take a view,
A D
The path was dark and borderless,
Em A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
A D
But my head felt better as I turned the car,
C Bb
And the airport slowly came in view,
A D C G
&lsquo One mile&rsquo said the sign! Woh-oh!
A D C Bb
I checked my bags and made it straight to end Gate 22,
F Eb
"Made it just in time...
Bb F Eb F G A
Boy, you made it just in time!"