verse 1 G D C I wish I was in Glasgow with some good old friends of mine G Em G D C Some good old rough companions, some good old smooth red wine G Em D C We would talk about the old days and the old town's sad decline G D C G And drink to the boys on the road D D7 C G That good old place I miss so much now sees some better days C G Em G C Yet still we talk about it as we go our separate ways G Em G D C Glasgow gave me more than it ever took away G D7 C G And prepared me for life on the road verse 2 G D C I was born in Glasgow, in the East End of the town G Em G D C I would take you there and show you but they pulled the old place down G Em D C And when I think about it oh it always makes me frown G D C G They bulldozed it all to make a road D D7 C G That good old place I miss so much now sees some better days C G Em G C Yet still we talk about it as we go our separate ways G Em G D C Glasgow gave me more than it ever took away G D7 C G And prepared me for life on the road verse 3 G D C I belong to Glasgow, that's how the old song ran G Em G D C Ask anyone who's been there, you will understand G Em D C You can take the man from Glasgow but not Glasgow from the man G D C G It prepares you for life on the road D D7 C G That good old place I miss so much now sees some better days C G Em G C Yet still we talk about it as we go our separate ways G Em G D C Glasgow gave me more than it ever took away G D7 C G And prepared me for life on the road