Verse 1: Em B Long time ago when I was young Em I bought a guitar in the little shop in town G B and I went home and practiced every day Em and not before too long i started writing songs that I would play Chorus 1: G Everyone who heard my songs C told me that it wouldn't be too long D G before I would be a famous music writer And every night I sat alone C Listening to the radio G B Em And then I thought soon it will be my turn Verse 2: Each night when folks came to my place I picked my guitar up and played the songs I've made I was told I'd be a millionaire And when they heard my songs they said it won't be too long until you're there Chorus 2: Worn out shoes still got the blues Every day now is a fight I lose I guess I turned out to be a lousy fighter When I came to this big town All important people put me down And I was told I'm a no good writer Bridge: G D All the letters that I write to my folks are full of lies C Em when I'm writing about the fortune that I made G D When I left my mama said silly boy don't lose your head C Em now I'm wishing by my god that I had stayed Verse 3: Longtime ago when I was young I bought a guitar in the little shop in town and when I touch its old and tired strings It sounds so sad and wrong just like the lonely songs I always sing Chorus 3: Worn out shoes still got the blues Every day now is a fight I lose I guess I turn out to be a lousy fighter When I came to this big town All important people put me down And I was told I'm a no good writer Worn out shoes still got the blues...