Intro: C G C Em7 C D G
G
Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
C G
So much time spent in so little space
What looked like the world through the eyes of a child
D
Kind of closes in on you after a while
Em7 G
It's a place to grow up and a place to grow old
C G
You keep your mouth shut and do as your told
I told mama the day that I ran
D G
This ain't no place for an angry young man
(Repeat chords for all verses)
Chorus
C G
Mama if you could see me right now
C G
You'd be sure you failed me some how
Em7 C
Mama you never could understand
D C
This ain"t no place for an angry young man
C G D G
G
A cheap hotel a long way from my home
C G
So many people make you feel so alone
Dreams die easy out here on the streets
D
And hearts grow cold in the city heat
Em7 G
I ain't never been the patient kind
C G
I got to live like I please or die trying
At a filling station with a gun in my hand
D G
The only way for an angry young man
(Repeat Chorur)
G C
Got a lot of memories tied up in this place
C G
Tonight they're staring me right in the face
A lonely grave on the outskirts of town
D
It's three in the morning and no ones around
Em7 G
Just like a ghost I come out of the night
C G
But I'll be gone by the morning light
Mama I hope you understand
D G
This ain't no place for an angry young man
Repeat chorus
G C G
G C G