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[Intro]
Abm   F#   E  B  E
[Verse]
Stranded on the Abdim7outskirts
Of AColumbus OhiEo
Some motel Bnext to a Dbmstrip mall church
With the Bbdim7neon burning Acold
[Verse]
It's Eraining Dbmsoft and Abdim7steady
Like it Aalways does in Emovies
Now I'm good and Bdrunk and Dbmready
So Bbdim7let the credits ArollE  
[Chorus]
AWhen I was a young Bman, I never Dbmdreamed it wouldn't Alast
All I Dbmwanted was tomorrow, now I'm Gb7haunted by the Bpast
Don't know Awhere I'm going, all I Abmknow is, DbmI ain't E7coming Aback
I've had eDbmnough of CoGb7lumbus OBhiEoB  Dbm  
[Verse]
BIf I'd a Eticket I would Abdim7gladly
Take the Abus up to Eau EClaire
I'd hitch south to BCincinDbmnati
If I Bbdim7knew a soul down Athere
[Verse]
There's no EcurrenDbmcy in Abdim7Kerouac
At Aleast not since the Esixties
Lord, take pity on a BvagaDbmbond
Whose Bbdim7sails have all gone Aslack
[Chorus]
AWhen I was a young Bman, I never Dbmdreamed it wouldn't Alast
All I Dbmwanted was tomorrow, now I'm Gb7haunted by the Bpast
Don't know Awhere I'm going, all I Abmknow is, DbmI ain't E7coming Aback
I've had eDbmnough of CoGb7lumbus OBhiDbmo
I've had enough of CoGb7lumbus OBhiEo

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Columbus Ohio

by Mark Erelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

Abdim7

Dbm

Bbdim7

Gb7

[Intro]

Abm F# E B E

[Verse]

Abdim7

Stranded on the outskirts

A E

Of Columbus Ohio

B Dbm

Some motel next to a strip mall church

Bbdim7 A

With the neon burning cold

[Verse]

E Dbm Abdim7

It's raining soft and steady

A E

Like it always does in movies

B Dbm

Now I'm good and drunk and ready

Bbdim7 A E

So let the credits roll

[Chorus]

A B Dbm A

When I was a young man, I never dreamed it wouldn't last

Dbm Gb7 B

All I wanted was tomorrow, now I'm haunted by the past

A Abm Dbm E7 A

Don't know where I'm going, all I know is, I ain't coming back

Dbm Gb7 B E B Dbm

I've had enough of Columbus Ohio

[Verse]

B E Abdim7

If I'd a ticket I would gladly

A E

Take the bus up to Eau Claire

B Dbm

I'd hitch south to Cincinnati

Bbdim7 A

If I knew a soul down there

[Verse]

E Dbm Abdim7

There's no currency in Kerouac

A E

At least not since the sixties

B Dbm

Lord, take pity on a vagabond

Bbdim7 A

Whose sails have all gone slack

[Chorus]

A B Dbm A

When I was a young man, I never dreamed it wouldn't last

Dbm Gb7 B

All I wanted was tomorrow, now I'm haunted by the past

A Abm Dbm E7 A

Don't know where I'm going, all I know is, I ain't coming back

Dbm Gb7 B Dbm

I've had enough of Columbus Ohio

Gb7 B E

I've had enough of Columbus Ohio

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