Written by Johnny Rivers
Intro Am Am Am Am7 D Am Am Am Am7 D Am Am Am Am7 D Am Am Am Am7 DAm City ways are gonna get you, baby Am City ways is gonna small you in Am City ways are gonna keep you, baby G Am Down in the hollow you're in G Am D Down in the hollow you're inVerse 1:
Am Everybody, it seems, is hustling Am Just to get an extra dollar or two Am When you think that is your turn to have it G Am Someone's gonna step on you G Am A You know they're gonna step on youVerse 2:
D And it's hard Am A A country life is all I've ever known, now D Yeah, it's hard E7 City life, girl, is bringing me down E7 Am It's dragging me down ( D Am D Am D ) Am D Am Yeah, yeahVerse 3:
Am When you get to the end of your road, now Am You're about to lose your lies talked warm Am Just hang on that last moment G Am G When you get it by the door G Am D Am Lock up the doorVerse 4:
Am Take me back to the real thing, baby Am You know this place ain't right for me Am Keep me out of this hard, tight city G Am Take me back where I can re-breathe G Am D Am D You know I just wanna be free Am D Yeah, yeah Final Am D AmVerse 5: