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| Am | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| C F C G C * |
| I was born by the railroad track |
| C F C G C * |
| Train whistle wailed and I wailed right back |
| C F C G C * |
| Daddy left Mama when I was quite young |
| C F C G C * |
| Said one of these days you're gonna follow me on |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| C F C G C * |
| Well I had me a man and he was my world |
| C F C G C * |
| Oh, but I ran off like a back street girl |
| C F C G C * |
| Back street woman cannot be true |
| C F C G C * |
| Now I'm standing on the corner just thinkin' 'bout you |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| G | F | G | |
| I got an empty feeling | deep | inside |
| G | F | G | |
| I'm goin' over to the | other | side |
| SOLO |
| C F C G C * |
| Last night I dreamed I made it to the promised land |
| C F C G C * |
| I was standing at the gate and I had the key in my hand |
| C F C G C * |
| St. Peter said come in child you're finally home |
| C F C G C * |
| I said no thank you Peter I'll just move along |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| Am7 | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| Whoa | I ain't | ever s | atisfi | ed |
| Am | F | Am | F | G | C | |
| From Gretchen Peters "The Secret Of Life" |
| Imprint Records |
| ©1987 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) |