Tom: F
Introdução: F G C
F G C
I'm a world away, right outside your window
F C G
I got money in my pocket and I Brought a nice bottle of wine
F G C
I think I'm on the list, do you see my name there?
F G C
I've come a long hard way and I'm lookin' for a better time
G
Oh well I tried to get over and I tried to get across
F C
Now I'm standin' at the door but the door is locked
G
I can see those pretty gals dosey-doe
F G
I can hear that music from the radio
F G C
I'm a world away
F G C
I'm a world away
F
Standin' at the gates
G
With my suitcase
C
But I'm a world away
F G C
Hey it's a real nice place, do you need some help here?
F C G
I can sweep, I can paint, I can play a little violin
F G C
If you let me stay, oh you won't need to worry
F G C
I'll be the life of the party if you just let me slip on in
G
Oh well, I wade in the river and I marched through the sand
F C
Now I standin' at the gates of the Promised Land
G
Oh but you say that you gotta leave 'em locked up tight
F G
If you please, mister, I can sleep out here tonight
F G C
I'm a world away
F G C
I'm a world away
F
Standin' at the gates
G
With my suitcase
C
But I'm a world away
G
How can you know the hard times I've had?
F
Kept waiting and almost left for dead
Am
I got a needle streakin' in my veins
G
I've come to sew a bright new star on the face of your flag
F G C
I'm a world away, right outside your window
F C G
I got money in my pocket and I brought a nice bottle of wine
F G C
I think I'm on the list, do you see my name there?
F C G
I've come a long hard way and I'm lookin' for a better time
F G C
I'm a world away
F G C
I'm a world away
F
Standin' at the gates
G
With my suitcase
F G C
But I'm a world away
F G C
I'm a world away
F
Standin' at the gates
G
With my suitcase
C
But I'm a world away