[ Предположительная тональность: C ] Written by Stefan Szabo, Isaac Szabo Capo 4 Key E (C Capo 4) Intro: C-F-C-F-C-F-C-G-C x2 Verse 1: F C F C Twenty-two and I'm on my own F C G C Floatin' down the Sangamon F C F C Denton told me by any means F C G C Head on down to New Orleans Instrumental: F-C-F-C-F-C-G-C x2 Verse 2: F C F C Saw a man locked in a cage F C G C Twenty dollars someone paid F C F C His life no more belonged to him F C G C His sweat his blood his tears to them Chorus: Am F Through all this constant misery C G Always pretending to believe Am F C G I seem to find myself longing for what was Am F And some they never will agree C G Eye to eye they cannot see Am F C I'd walk a thousand miles for to come back home x2 Instrumental: F-C-F-C-F-C-G-C x2 Verse 3: F C F C The struggles now they've come and gone F C G C The end is near it won't be long F C F C When I am king I'll set you free F C G C From the chains of those you feed Verse 4: F C F C Well their hearts are black but their skin is white F C G C They won't go down without a fight F C F C They never care just what is said F C G C They won't give in 'till blood is shed Chorus Bridge: Dm F C G Honestly, honesty's just not for me E7 F C G I'd trade it all for a simple life, it's true Chorus