Intro: D C G x3   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