Capo 2 G C G These dance hall girls, they dont treat you kind G C G They give you their bodies but you never reach their minds Em C G Well, they fill you up with lipstick lies G D Em C When they put you down, son, dont you be surprised G D G Is this the way it always is here in Baltimore Well I saw her mountains and I kissed the plains I held her sunshine and I drank her rains Well I went so far that I broke too fast Thought I had me a winner picked but it came in last, again Is this the way it always is here in Baltimore Bridge: D C G I mustve chosen the wrong season to come down D C D I never realized they call this sacred ground My sense of time, hell Im a week behind I sent me a letter home but this all takes time Gonna get some cash, gonna go back home These dance hall girls really know how to make a man feel alone Is this the way it always is here in Baltimore Bridge Fiddle solo My sense of time, hell Im a week behind I sent me a letter home but this all takes time Gonna get some cash, gonna blow this town These dance hall girls really know how to drag a poor boy down Is this the way it always is here in Baltimore Is this the way it always is here in Baltimore Fiddle