The RubettesSometime in Oldchurch 1978|C| |G| |F| |C||F| |F E| |Am|Am EYou were born in a room in a house in a blockF Cin a street in a town somewhereF E Am Dm Ejust another damn kid today with no tomorrowAm Eand your mother would work every hour God sentF Cand you'd know the way she'd feelF E Am Dm Eso you learned to beg and steal but never borrowAm E/G#A kid needs his old man and you needed yoursF/A C/Gbut your old man was not aroundF E Am Dm Ehe was passing his time away doing timeAm E/G#so you and your ma had to make it aloneF/A C/Gand while she would work all dayF E Am Dm Eyou tried to find a way to make a dimeCand with the cap in your handGyou were known down the streetF Das "Cody the crazy kid out on his beat"C G F Fmand it's a long road to the top of the worldC GCody the kid with the old man insideF Dand he'll go the same way, I'll bet my hideC G Amand it's a long road to the top of the world|(Am)| |Am G| |F| |F||Am| |Am G| |F| |F|When you heard from your ma that your old man had diedin the room with the quilted wallsyou seemed to hear the call and see the signand at seventeen years you'd the piece in your handand your fate and your future toonow it was ma and you, the grand designand you killed and you robbed on your way to the topnever stopping to turn aroundyou never heard the sound of your old man cryingthe top of the world was yours for the grabsand the end justified the meansuntil the sound of the old sirens would drown your dyingAnd with the peice in your hand you're the king of the nightbut somebody told me and somebody's rightthat it's a long road to the top of the worldCody the kid with his sights set too highand he'll never stop until he reaches the skyand it's a long road to the top of the world:|(Am)| |Am G| |F| |F||Am| |Am G| |F| |F|: repeat and fade
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