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Well, I rode awhile for a mile or so,
Em
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Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
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D
And the people I saw were the people I know,
Em
A
And they all came down to take a view,
A
D
The path was dark and borderless,
Em
A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
A
D
And it stung my tongue to repeat the words
C
Bb
That I used to use only yesterday,
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D
C
Meanings just dropped to the ground,
G
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Bb
I tried to remember what I thought and what I used to say,
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Don’t let me go down, no, don’t let me go!
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Oh, my hands were tied as I struggled inside
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The empty waste of another day,
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Memories were blank to my eyes,
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B
The fire and the glory of that night seems safely locked away,
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E
Too hungry to rise, oh, too hungry to...
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VERSE 3:
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D
Well, I rode awhile for a mile or so,
Em
A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
A
D
And the people I saw were the people I know,
Em
A
And they all came down to take a view,
A
D
The path was dark and borderless,
Em
A
Down the road to the 18th Avenue,
A
D
But my head felt better as I turned the car,
C
Bb
And the airport slowly came in view,
A
D
C
G
‘One mile’ said the sign! Woh-oh!
A
D
C
Bb
I checked my bags and made it straight to end Gate 22,
F
Eb
"Made it just in time...
Bb
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Eb
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G
A
Boy, you made it just in time!"