A5 A5 A5 Take me away from the city F5 G5 A5 Lead me to where I can be on my own A5 A5 A5 I wanted to see you but now that I have F5 G5 A5 I just want to be left alone G5 C5 I'll always remember your kind words D5 E5 ( E5 ) And I'll still remember your name A5 F5 But I've seen you changing and turning G5 A5 And I know that things won't be the same Pre Biss G5 F5 C5 G5 C5 G5 A5 I remember that summer in Dublin F5 C5 And the Liffey, yes, it stank like hell D5 A5 And the young people walking on Grafton Street D5 G5 And everyone looking so well C5 G5 A5 I was singing a song I heard somewhere F5 C5 Called rock and roll never forgets D5 A5 When my humming was smothered by the 46A D5 G5 And the scream of the low flying jets C5 G5 A5 So I jumped on a bus to Dun Laoghaire F5 C5 Stopping off to pick up my guitar D5 A5 When a drunk on the bus told me how to get rich F5 G5 A5 I was glad we weren't going to far A5 A5 A5 So I'm leaving on Wednesday morning F5 G5 A5 Trying to find a place where I can hear A5 A5 A5 The wind and the birds and the sea on the rocks F5 G5 A5 And the open road is always near G5 C5 And if sometimes I tire of the quiet D5 E5 ( E5 ) And I want to walk back up that hill A5 F5 I'll just get on the road and I'll stick out my thumb G5 A5 Cause I know for sure you'll be there still
