Long Black Road Into Tulsa Town

CAPO: 5 Intro: C G Dm (2x) C G Dm Am F I got a world of trouble in mind, the pilgrim said C Bb F C Need something to believe in, or someone to be G Dm Am F I got a mountain of worries just piling up inside my head C Bb G F It's a curse of the worst kind for a dreamer like me G E7 Am F So he climbed up alone on the Turkey Mountain Ridge C G F He looked out at the people on the plain G E7 Am F He saw god that night in the sleepy river and the city lights C G But he felt like a loser just the same [Refrão] Am C F Woah, woah, states of misery C States of grace G Am C G Trouble and joy on a young man's face C C/B Am Am/G F Swing low sweet chariot C Take me down Dm Am G C G C That long black road into Tulsa town G Dm Am F "Well, I gotta roll these tumbling dice again", he sighed C Bb F C "Leave it up to good fortune and the draw and the deal. G Dm Am F I gotta put my life out on that table and just let it ride C Bb G F Slip away from these hounds of love that nip at my heels" G E7 Am But over on the back porch, in the early morning rain F C G Sits a girl with a mirror in her smile F G E7 Am F Insubstantial as the summer breeze, as it disappears into the trees C G But she holds his eye for a little while [Refrão] Am C F Woah, woah, states of misery C States of grace G Am C G Trouble and joy on a young man's face C C/B Am Am/G F Swing low sweet chariot C Take me down Dm Am G C G That long black road into Tulsa town Instrumental: C G Dm C G Dm C G Dm F G C G Dm Am F One dreamer got a job someplace, they say he got his life on track C Bb F C One dreamer got married, they say he sleeps in the sun G Dm Am F One dreamer got strung out young, you know he never really did bounce back C Bb G One dreamer got a second chance, and others got none F G E7 Am This dreamer's sitting on a park bench, in a city far away F C G And he tells you the stories of his youth F G E7 Am F Forcing a laugh and making a joke outta being lonesome and silly and broke C G But he still makes room for a little truth [Refrão] Am C F Woah, woah, states of misery C States of grace G Am C G Trouble and joy on a young man's face C C/B Am Am/G F Swing low sweet chariot C Take me down Dm Am G C That long black road into Tulsa town G C C/B Am Am/G F Swing low sweet chariot C Take me down Dm Am G That long black road into Tulsa C C/B Am Am/G F G C Into Tulsa town