A World Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I'm a world [F]away,
[G]right outside your [C]window
I got [F]money in my pocket and I
[C]Brought a nice bottle of [G]win
I think I'm on [C]the [F]list,
[G]do you see my nam[C]e there?
I've come [F]a long hard way and
I'm [G]lookin' for a better [C]time
Oh well [G]I tried to get over and
I tried to get across
Now I'm [F]standin' at the door
but [C]the door is locked
I can [G]see those pretty gals
[?] through the door
I can [F]hear that music from the ra[G]dio

[Verse 2]
I'm a world [F]away[G][C]
I'm a world [F]away[G]
[C]Standin' at the[F] gates
And I see her face
[G]But I'm a world away

[Interlude 1]
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[C]

[Verse 3]
Hey it's a real nice [F]place,
[G]do you need some hel[C]p here?
I [F]can sweep, I can paint,
I can [C]play a little viol[G]in
If you let me stay,
[F]oh you[G] won't need to wor[C]ry
I'll be the [F]life of the party if
[G]you just let me slip on [C]in
Oh girl I [G]wade through the river and
I marched through the sand
Now I [F]standin' at the gates
of the [C]Promised Land
Oh but [G]you say that you gotta
leave 'em locked up tight
If you [F]please [?] I'll
sleep out [G]here tonight

[Verse 4]
I'm a world [F]away[G][C]
I'm a world [F]away[G]
[C]Standin' at the gat[F]es
With my [G]suitcase
But I'm a world away
[C]

[Verse 5]
[G]How can you know the
hard times I've had?
Kept [F]in [?] and almost left for dead
I [G]got a [Am]needle streakin' in my veins
I've [G]come [Em]to [[G]?]

[Verse 6]
I'm a world [F]away,
[G]right outside your [C]window
I got [F]money in my pocket and I
[C]Brought a nice bottle of [G]win
I think I'm on [C]the list,
[F]do [G]you see my name t[C]here?
I've come [F]a long hard way and I'm
[C]lookin' for a better time
[G]

[Verse 7]
I'm a world [F]away[G][C]
I'm a world [F]away[G]
[C]Standin' at the gat[F]es
With my [G]suitcase
But I'm a world [F]away[G][C]
I'm a world [F]away[G]
[C]Standin' at the gates
[F]With my sui[G]tcase

[Outro 1]
But I'm a world away
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