^CI am just a poor boy Though my story's ^Em7seldom t^Amold I have ^Gsquandered my resistance For a ^Gpocketful of mumbles, such are ^Cpromises All ^Em7lies and j^Amest, Still a ^Gman hears what he ^Fwants to hear And disregards the ^Crest, hmmmm..^G. ^{G C}

^CWhen I left my home and my family, I was no more ^Em7than a b^Amoy In the ^Gcompany of strangers In the ^Gquiet of the railway station, ^CRunnin' scared, ^Em7Laying l^Amow Seeking ^Gout the poorer ^Fquarters, Where the ragged people ^Cgo Looking ^Gfor the places ^GOnly they would ^Cknow

Lie ^Em7la l^Amie, lie la lie l^Ema lie la lie Lie la ^Amlie, lie la ^Flie la lie la ^Glie, la la lie la ^Clie

Asking ^Conly workman's wages, I come lookin' ^Em7for a ^Amjob But I get no ^Goffers Just a come-on from the whores on 7t^Ch Avenue I ^Em7do d^Ameclare, There were ^Gtimes when I was ^Fso lonesome I took some comfort^C there, la la ^Gla la la la l^Ga ^C

Now the ^Cyears are rolling by me They are ^Em7rockin' e^Amvenly I am ^Golder than I once was And younger than I'll be; that's not ^Cunusual No it ^Em7isn't ^Amstrange After ^Gchanges upon ^Fchanges We are more or less the ^Csame After ^Gchanges we are ^Fmore or less the ^Csame

Lie ^Em7la l^Amie, lie la lie ^Emla lie la lie Lie la ^Amlie, lie la ^Flie la lie la ^Glie, la la lie la ^Amlie La la l^Emie la lie la lie, Lie la ^Amlie, La la ^Flie la la la lie la la la la ^Clie

And I'm ^Claying out my winter clothes Wishing I ^Em7was g^Amone Goin' ^Ghome Where the New York City winters aren't ^Cbleedin' me, ^Em7Leadin' me ^Am Goin' ^Ghome ^{G G C}

And a fighter by ^Em7his t^Amrade And he ^Gcarries the reminders

Or ^Ccut ^Chim 'Til he cried out in his anger and ^Em7his ^Amshame I am ^Gleaving, I am ^Fleaving, but the fighter still ^Cremains Yes he still ^Gremains ^{F C}

Lie^Em7 la ^Amlie, lie la ^Emlie la lie la lie Lie la ^Amlie, lie la ^Flie la lie la ^Glie, la la lie la ^Amlie

Lie ^Emla lie la lie la lie Lie la ^Amlie, lie la ^Flie la lie la lie, la la lie la ^Amlie

Lie la ^Emlie la lie la lie Lie la ^Amlie, lie la ^Flie la lie la ^Glie, la la lie la ^Clie ^{G C}