Tom: A Intro Bass note A B D A 2X then (bar chords) A Bm Dm7 A (shuffle groove) [Verse 1] A Bm When I was a little boy I felt so alone Dm7 A Quiet country house that I had to call home A Bm Living with a couple folks, rich millionaires Dm7 A Sat on their money Lord it seemed they didn't care [Verse 2] A Bm Finally we moved to our own place Dm7 A Where I could walk around with a smile on my face A Bm And I knew in order to be a man Dm7 A I had to pull up my roots and move on in this land [Chorus] A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there [Verse 3] A Bm Came to a school in the big city Dm7 A Looked around at the lights and I thought they were pretty A Bm They told me to teach me to live by their rules Dm7 A So I wouldn't be nobody's fool [Verse 4] A Bm I found out, not too long Dm7 A Their rules wouldn't let me sing my song A Bm I knew in order to be a man Dm7 A I had to pull up roots once again and move on in this land [Chorus] A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there [Solo] A | Bm | Dm7 | A | [Chorus] A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there [Verse 5] A Bm Then I joined the college ranks Dm7 A There they said they'd teach me how to think A Bm Gave me books to read and papers to write Dm7 A They didn't know about this boy's come to fight [Verse 6] A Bm But I found out after awhile Dm7 A Reading those books was making me loose my smile A Bm I knew in order to not conceal Dm7 A I had to play music and express what I feel [Chorus] A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there A Bm I'm gonna move away from here Dm7 A You can find me if you want to go there