(Capo 2nd fret)
Verse#1:
g
on a dirty little corner in a dirty little town
g
sits an old fortune teller for a nickle and a crown
c
behind a dusty red curtain on a grey plastic chair
g
the teller leans forward and whispers in my ear
d c g
"you've got a one way ticket and you've got to get away
d c g
you've got a one way ticket leaving today"
verse#2:
g
when I was a kid, maybe three or four
g
this strange old figure came knocking at my door
c
he said he was my angel but i couldn't be sure
g
'cause he left years later and never came back
d c g
he had a one way ticket and he had to get away
d c g
he had a one way ticket leaving today
instrumental verse/chorus
m/8:
d c g
i'm sorry but i've got to go i've got to say goodbye
d c g
we'll meet again maybe somewhere along the way
d c
but 'till then...
verse#3:
g
now i'm a little older a little wiser too
g
well maybe not so much but i know what i could lose
c
and i ain't gonna win staring at these walls
g
'cause my brain is itching and the world it calls
d c g
i've got a one way ticket and i've got to get away
d c g
i've got a one way ticket leaving today
d c g
i've got a one way ticket and i've got to get away
d c g
i've got a one way ticket leaving today...
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