[Intro] A9 GA9 G A9 G I come from a land where the winters are long and coldA9 G A9 G Where the ice crawls over the lake and the strong winds blowA9 A9 G Where old men are tough and tell tales of oldA9 G A9 G A sore back for a hard day's work used to feed their soulsA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G My father was a steel working manA9 G A9 G With an old style in his hand he used to stomp across these landsA9 G A9 G We buried him here between Roosevelt and 110Continues after the adA9 G A9 G I still visit his grave every now and thenA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G I used to lay my head where kings and stones held groundA9 G A9 G The warring in these streets, it still makes an awful soundA9 G A9 G Innocence wouldn't stray their roundsA9 G A9 G Bullets broke the windows as our bodies hit the groundA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G It took a while to understand these factsA9 G A9 G That made me who I am and gave me insight to reactA9 G A9 G Now I stand proud in being from this landA9 G A9 G And maybe you can learn from my experience firsthandA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G A9 G A9 G Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you til I left and came backA9 G A9 G ChicagoA9 G A9 G ChicagoA9 G A9 G ChicagoA9 G A9 G Chicago
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