Intro: 
D
 
C
 
G
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C
 
G
 
D

     
G
       
A
       
D
Saw him sittin on a sidewalk in Fresno
     
G
             
A
Braided hair and a tye-dyed t-shirt on
G
      
A
         
D
Talkin to himself about Vietnam
       
G
             
A
About the tour he did and the deal he got
         
G
                
A
He said this world ain't the same if you ask me.
       
G
                     
A
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be

Chorus:
     
D
        
C
       
G
I'd be rollin' on a river with Creedence
      
D
           
A
Stealin' kisses from Peggy Sue
     
D
        
C
        
G
I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
     
E
       
A
In the spring of '72
     
G
             
D
I'd be wastin' away on the dock of the bay
G
               
D
Watchin' the tide roll in
         
C
                
G
         
He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs
D
again.

     
G
        
A
       
D
Saw him workin' the counter at Walgreens
     
G
             
A
With a new haircut and a Bachelor's Degree
G
       
A
         
D
Talkin' to himself about his raw deal
       
G
             
A
Cussin' Uncle Sam and the GI bill
         
G
                
A
He said this world ain't the same if you ask me
       
G
                     
A
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be 

         
G
                
A
He said this world ain't the same if you ask me.
       
G
                     
A
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be