Down In The Valley — The Head and the Heart
Chords and lyrics for Down In The Valley by The Head and the Heart (key of C).
Verse
[F]I wish I was a slave to [C]an age-old trade[C][F]
[F]Like ridin' around on railcars [C]and workin' long days[F]
[C]
[F]Lord have mercy on my [C]rough and rowdy ways[C][F]
[F]Lord have mercy on my [C]rough and rowdy ways[F]
[C]
[F]Call it one drink too [C]many
[Am]Call it pride of a man[C]
[F]But it don't make no [C]difference if you sit or [Am]you stand
[C]
[F]'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin[C]
[F]Yeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin[C]
[F]We do it over and [C]over and over again[C][Am]
[F]We do it over and [C]over and over [Am]again[C]
[F]Oh [Am]-oh
[C]Oh [Cmaj7]-oh
[F]Oh [Am]-oh [C]-oh [Cmaj7]-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
[F]I know there's California, [Am]Oklahoma
[C]And all of the places I ain't [Cmaj7]ever been to but
[F]Down in the valley with
[Am]Whiskey rivers
[C]These are the places you will [Cmaj7]find me hidin'
[F]These are the places I will [Am]always go
[C]These are the places I will [Cmaj7]always go
[F]I am on my way
[Am]I am on my way
[C]I am on my way back to where I [Cmaj7]started
[F] [Am] [C] [Cmaj7]
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
(Continue in background)
One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls
I hear your name...
I saw your face in the crowd and you came out
You saw me walkin'...
You got a sign on the door and it reads to me
Just like the grass and the sun and the...
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
[F]I am on my way[Am]
[C]I am on my way[Cmaj]
I am on my way back to where I started
California, Oklahoma
And all of the places I ain't ever been to but
Down in the valley with
Whiskey rivers
These are the places you will find me hidin'
[F]These are the places I [Am]will always go
[F]These are the places I [C]will always go
So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways
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