Key: G
Introduction:
C#m G#m F#m G#m
Many too many have stood where I stand
C#m G#m F#m G#m
Many more, will stand here too
F# C#
I think what I find strange is the way
D#m G F#
You built me up and knocked me down again
C#m G#m F#m G#m
The part was fun but now it's over
C#m G#m F#m G#m
Why can't I just leave the stage?
F# C#
Maybe that's because you securely
D#m G D
Locked me up and threw away the key
G D G
Oh mama, please would you find the key
D G D G D F#m
Oh pretty mama, please won't you let me go free
B F#m B F#m B
I thought I was lucky, I thought that I'd got it made
F#m G#
How could I be so blind?
C#m G#m F#m G#m
You said goodbye on a corner
C#m G#m F#m G#m
That I thought led to the straight
F# C#
You set me on a firmly laid
D#m G D
And simple course and then removed the road
G D G
Oh mama, please help me find my way
D G D G D F#m
Oh pretty mama, please lead me through the next day
B F#m B F#m B
I thought I was lucky, I thought that I'd got it made
F#m G#
How could I be so blind? Oh oh