Dm Am Gm Am Dm Am Gm Am Many too many have stood where I stand Dm Am Gm Am Many more, will stand here too G D I think what I find strange is the way Em G# G You built me up and knocked me down again Dm Am Gm Am The part was fun but now itʼs over Dm Am Gm Am Why canʼt I just leave the stage? G D Maybe thatʼs because you securely Em G# D# Locked me up and threw away the key G# D# G# Oh mama, please would you find the key D# G# D# G# D# Gm Oh pretty mama, please wonʼt you let me go free C Gm C Gm C I thought I was lucky, I thought that Iʼd got it made Gm A How could I be so blind? Dm Am Gm Am You said goodbye on a corner Dm Am Gm Am That I thought led to the straight G D You set me on a firmly laid Em G# D# And simple course and then removed the road G# D# G# Oh mama, please help me find my way D# G# D# G# D# Gm Oh pretty mama, please lead me through the next day C Gm C Gm C I thought I was lucky, I thought that Iʼd got it made Gm A How could I be so blind? Oh oh Dm Am Gm Am Dm Am Gm Am C D