Mobile chords by Bill Morrissey

SimplifiedAm · Em · F · G · C

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Verse 1
Am 
Em 
F 
G 
The
Am 
road was
the color of the road
Em 
and the sky was the color of the sky
F 
And the heat was the breath of your kiss
G 
when you waited far too long to sigh
Am 
Your stories were just stories
Em 
Your love not even that
F 
Though you knew of my past glories
G 
when I could win a heart
when I tipped my hat
Am 
Your beauty was just beauty
Em 
though many men were spared
F 
And like the others you saw through me
G 
But I al ways came prepared
F 

Verse 2
C 
There were drops of white on
G 
a southern dawn
F 
that made the cotton look
so real
Am 
F 
But there was nothing upon nothing
on that long road to Mobile
Am 

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Verse 3
You held me close on your back porch
Em 
but I've been held before
F 
Where rich girls knew what silence was
G 
and what a kiss was for
Am 
You promised me undying love
Em 
as the sun broke through the trees
F 
You promised me the stars above
G 
as you fell to your knees
Am 
Well, a promise is a promise
Em 
when you cannot fake the lie
F 
When you give your heart
in the morning light
G 
there's no Sunday goodbye
F 

Verse 4
C 
But the world always be
G 
gins anew
F 
when the summer church
bells peal
Am 
F 
And there was nothing upon nothing
on that long road to Mobile
Am 

Verse 5
Am 
Jesus lived and Jesus died
Em 
and it was just to make you sweet
F 
And they nailed him down and Mary cried,
G 
"All love is incomplete."
Am 
Still I   believe the soldier
Em 
who gambled big that day
F 
Who traded clothes for
a crown of thorns
G 
to guide him on his way
Am 
"A crown of thorns,"
his wife scoffed
Em 
"That's all you've
brought today.
F 
You've just returned with a
crown of thorns
G 
and you call it a day's pay?"
F 

Verse 6
C 
G 
A crown is just a crown
F 
and a deal is just a deal
G 
F 
And there was nothing upon nothing
on that long road to Mobile
Am 

Verse 7
Alabama turns it back
Em 
when the air's too thick to breathe
F 
And there was no air in
that shotgun shack
G 
when I  knew I should leave
Am 
I'll leave alone the way I came
Em 
as the maid undoes your stays
F 
I had a race I thought was run
G 
but now I see it goes two ways
Am 
A destination holds no gold
Em 
It's all in the journey
F 
So leaving and returning now
G 
It's all the same to me
F 

Verse 8
C 
When the sun burns every
G 
seed you plant
F 
You cannot sell the yield
Am 
F 
And there was nothing upon nothing
Am 
on that long road to Mobile