A Place Of My Own (CHORDS) by Racecar
[Intro]~
Em
[Verse]~
G D
The pause of the morning,..!! it gave me a chill,..!!
Em D Em
& I knew I would soon have to decide,..!!
G D
Tired of living,..!! just to pay off my bills,..!!
Em D Em
So I packed up without a goodbye!
G D
I found myself a place to stay out from the cold,..!!
Em D Em
Where the air & the fishing was free,..!!
G D
& my crazy ways I did not have to hide,..!!
Em D Em D
On the banks of the black swanee!
[Chorus]~
Em
I only wanted a place of my own,..!!
D Em
Some land & a garden to grow,..!!
D Em G
But in the end I could not dance alone,..!!
D Bm Em
So I packed up & headed back home!
[Verse]~
G D
I traded the quiet for the roar of the crowds,..!!
Em D Em
The dawn for the big city lights,..!!
G D
I got myself a job @ a bank here downtown,..!!
Em D Em D
& I drank away my lonely nights!
[Chorus]~
Em
How I dreamt of that place of my own,..!!
D Em
Where I could remain as I am,..!!
D Em G
& I dreaded the way that I headed back home,..!!
D\
Bm Em
When the solitude I could not stand!!..?
[Verse]~
G D
Then fate found a girl with the moon in her eyes,..!!
Em D Em
& a beauty of likes never seen,..!!
G D
But her heart was a treasure to never be mine,..!!
Em D Em D
& she left me in sheer misery!
[Chorus]~
Em
Take me back to that place of my own,..!!
D Em D
Where no I can hear a man cry!
Em G
I do not care if I must die alone,..!!
D Bm Em
For I know now to not compromise!
D Bm Em
I know now to not compromise!
Em
[Verse]~
G D
The pause of the morning,..!! it gave me a chill,..!!
Em D Em
& I knew I would soon have to decide,..!!
G D
Tired of living,..!! just to pay off my bills,..!!
Em D Em
So I packed up without a goodbye!
G D
I found myself a place to stay out from the cold,..!!
Em D Em
Where the air & the fishing was free,..!!
G D
& my crazy ways I did not have to hide,..!!
Em D Em D
On the banks of the black swanee!
[Chorus]~
Em
I only wanted a place of my own,..!!
D Em
Some land & a garden to grow,..!!
D Em G
But in the end I could not dance alone,..!!
D Bm Em
So I packed up & headed back home!
[Verse]~
G D
I traded the quiet for the roar of the crowds,..!!
Em D Em
The dawn for the big city lights,..!!
G D
I got myself a job @ a bank here downtown,..!!
Em D Em D
& I drank away my lonely nights!
[Chorus]~
Em
How I dreamt of that place of my own,..!!
D Em
Where I could remain as I am,..!!
D Em G
& I dreaded the way that I headed back home,..!!
D\
Bm Em
When the solitude I could not stand!!..?
[Verse]~
G D
Then fate found a girl with the moon in her eyes,..!!
Em D Em
& a beauty of likes never seen,..!!
G D
But her heart was a treasure to never be mine,..!!
Em D Em D
& she left me in sheer misery!
[Chorus]~
Em
Take me back to that place of my own,..!!
D Em D
Where no I can hear a man cry!
Em G
I do not care if I must die alone,..!!
D Bm Em
For I know now to not compromise!
D Bm Em
I know now to not compromise!
