intro: G C D G D/F# G C The roads I took curved constantly D An open path or dead-end streets G D/F# C Took me a while to find out which direction I should face G B Em Left wrong turns and - oh my leaves turned early ? C G D By which I mean to illustrate my state G D/F# C D G And now it?s over there?s naught ahead D C D/F# But I can?t let go ohoh G D/F# C D G had it all planned out, the way, the day, I set the time D C Well I came close to writing down D/F# G My last goodbye G C Bad luck shaped me as a man D Bad breaks tore me down again G D/F# C Took different shapes before I took the shape that I now am G B Em The pressure?s tense and ? oh the tension?s pressing ? C G D Society?s roll, took it?s toll again G D/F# C D G And now it?s over there?s naught ahead D C D/F# But I can?t let go ohoh G D/F# C D G had it all planned out, the way, the day, I set the time D C Well I came close to writing down D/F# G My last goodbye G B Em The pressure?s tense and ? oh the tension?s pressing ? C G D Society?s roll, took its toll again