And (E)how can words ex (Emaj7)press the feel of (A)sun light in the (E)morn ing, in the (F#m7)hills

a (B7)way from cit y (E)strife.

I need a (F#m7)coun

try (B7)wom an for my (E)wife.

I’m cit y (F#m7)born,

I but (B7)love the coun try (E)spair.

For Hills of for est (Emaj7)green, where the (A)moun tains touch the (E)sky, a dream come (F#m7)true,

I’ll (B7)live there till I (E)die.

I’m ask ing (F#m7)you

to (B7)say my last good (E)bye.

The love we (F#m7)knew

ain’t (B7)worth an oth er (E)try.

(F#m7)Save me

from all the (B7)trou ble and the (E)pain.

I know I’m (A)weak,

but I (Amaj7)can’t (F#m7)face that girl a (B7)gain.

(F#m7)Tell her

the rea son (B7)why I can’t re (E)main.

Per haps she’ll (A)un (Amaj7)der (F#m7)stand, if you tell it to her (B7)plain.

But (E)if she asks you (Emaj7)why, the you can (A)tell her that I (E)told you that I’m (F#m7)tired

of (B7)cas tles in the (E)air.

I’ve got a (F#m7)dream

I (B7)want the world to (E)share and cas tle (F#m7)walls

I just (B7)lead me to de (E)life.

For I will not be (Emaj7)part of the (A)cock tail gen er (E)a tion.

Part ners (F#m7)waltz,

de (B7)void of all ro (E)mance.

The mu sic (F#m7)plays

and (B7)ev ’ry one must (E)dance.

I’m bow ing (F#m7)out,

I (B7)need a sec ond (E)chance.

(F#m7)Save me

from all the (B7)trou ble and the (E)pain.

I know I’m (A)weak,

but I (Amaj7)can’t (F#m7)face that girl a (B7)gain.

(F#m7)Tell her

the rea son (B7)why I can’t re (E)main.

Per haps she’ll (A)un (Amaj7)der (F#m7)stand, if you tell it to her (B7)plain.

But

And (E)spair.