Intro: G G G  G G G D A D A D A D A Em   G      G
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     D       A
Back in seventyfive when the kid was on the line
     Em          G
and he felt no pain 'cause there was none
      D         A
He would bend in the wind, take in anything
         Em           G
like sniffin' roses, and it was all right
      Em          A
until he fell and cut his hand
     G          Bm
He just could not understand
      Em     D/F#      G     E
He ran away, blame pretence for defence
      A
or plain innocence
Said that's all right,
         G        D     A   Em
the harder it fights, I'm one step closer to home
         G        D     A   Em
The deeper it bites , I'm one step closer to home
       G           D
And you can tie my hands or whip my back
         G         D
I can't give in, till the sky turns black
       G       D     G   D A D
I may get lost - I'm one step closer to home
ADADA Em G (As in the Intro.)
        D       A
Он yeah, he ran, hitched rides, travelled light
      Em       G
left his bags behind, said he lost them
     D           A
He said that's О.К. I got money and a smile
   Em         G
from place to place, and they don't mind
         Em          A
I've had the heads of businessmen
       A         Bm
and I just gave them right back again
      Em       D/F#   G       Em
I've got no need for device, disguise
      A
or plain compromise
Said that's all right,
          G       D     A   Em
the tougher it gets, I'm one step closer to home
           G       D     A   Em
the more that I sweat, I'm one step closer to home
       G           D
And you can tie my hands or whip my back
         G         D
I can't give in, till the sky turns black
       G       D     G   D A D
I may get lost - I'm one step closer to home
Bm              D
There ain't no need for this, at all, at all

surely you can help me out, say
Em         F#m
I know a lot of people, just like you
G         Bm
plenty to live for and nothing to lose, so
D      A
tear it all down, smash it all up
D                A
break it all down, and then just stop
        D A D A
build it up
        D A
build it up
        D A
build it up
       D          A
and the tougher it gets and the more that I sweat
       D          G
and the harder it fights and the deeper it bites
         D     A   Em
I'm one step closer to home
         G
the harder it fights
         D     A
I'm one step closer to home
       G           D
And you can tie my hands or whip my back
         G         D
I can't give in, till the sky turns black
       G       D     G   D A D
I may get lost - I'm one step closer to home