Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
B
F
E
D#
E
Bb
E
F
E
D#
Verse 1
B
E
D#
B
E
evening wasn't nobody 'round
F
B
D#
I was sitting by my window
E
B
Bb
watching the sun go down
A
E
A
My baby came up to me saying
F
B
I have been recruited and there ain't nothing
E
that you can do
B
E
F
Verse 2
E
D#
E
F
'Cause I can 't stand sitting , round
E
A
E
this crazy town no more
E
D#
down on the second floor
G
E
B
E
F
And what about that poor old lady
E
A
crippled in a police raid
F
F#
G
They told me if I get killed in battle
D
B
G
A
E
Bb
A
E
I still get paid
Verse 3
F
D#
E
F
And when the train pulled
E
Bb
A
out this morning
B
E
wasn't nothing I could do but cry
F
E
So I cried
B
E
Am
Verse 4
E
A
E
B
E
Well there was a time and there was a dance
A
E
that I used to do
E
B
and I had other plans for you
A
E
F
His family and his pride
A
G
Better watch your back better take care of
F#
B
yourself
Interlude 1
E
F
B
E
A
E
F
E
A
G
B
E
A
And when the train
Verse 5
pulled
out next morning
B
Em
A
wasn't nothing I could do
G
A
E
Nothing I could do but cry,
Interlude 2
E
A
E
A
E
A
Em
A
E
Em
E
Em
Verse 6
people will look back and say
didn't declare
F#
A
B
A
But I won't be around watching the sun
E
go down
Outro 1
F
E
Em
A
E
F
E
A
F
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B F D# Bb...
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