( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0--------0---------0------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| [ verse 1 ] Em G/B A7/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0-------0---------0-------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| A trader in furs living in exile Em G/B A7/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0-------0---------0-------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| Boy what a kook Look at that passport Em G/B A7/C# E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------0-----------------------| G|----------------0-------0---------0-------| D|---------0----2-------0---------2---------| A|-4--5---------------2---------4-----------| E|------------------------------------------| Stale bread and paper without privilege ( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0-------0---------0-------| D|-----0----2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| If you live here learn the language [chorus] G/D D When the rain hit the roof D G/D D With the sound of a finished kiss D G/D D Like when a lip lifts from a lip A6/C# G/B I took the Wrong Road round [verse 2] ( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C# A room in a lighthouse, near the park A7/C# Em G/B A7/C# The ghosts in the next room hear you cough A7/C# Em G/B A7/C# Time drags on Sundays spent in Mayfair A7/C# Em G/B A7/C# With all your riches, why aren't you there? [chorus ] G/D D The wind acts like a magnet G/D D And pulls the leaf from the tree G/D D And the town's lost it's breath A6/C# G/B I took the Wrong Road round [ verse 3] ( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C# Handsome is good, pretty is better Em G/B A7/C# What was that phrase, Grace under pressure? Em G/B A7/C# Blind by the light bulb, Blood to the bank Em G/B A7/C# Lost all yours letters when the ship sank [chorus] G/D D In the disjointed breaking light G/D D The soft blue approach of the water G/D D Makes a sound you won't forget A6/C# G/B I took the Wrong Road round [intermission/verse-instrumental 4 times] ( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0--------0---------2------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| [chorus-instrumental] | G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D | | G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D | | G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D | | A6/C# | G/B | [verse 4] ( A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C# Stranded at low-tide where the river bends Em G/B A7/C# Wouldn't you know it, that's how life ends Em G/B A7/C# Lucky at cards, that's an old lie Em G/B A7/C# Lucky in love, that's how life ends [chorus] G/D D Well the turncoats turned around G/D D When they heard the sound of the bell G/D D Dropped their coins into the well A6/C# G/B I took the Wrong Road round [verse 5] [ A7/C# ) Em G/B A7/C# Started out Oliver, ended up Fagin Em G/B A7/C# Don't you worry, it's my problem Em G/B A7/C# What's my name, what's my number? Em G/B A7/C# ...............I'm the lonely one [chorus] G/B D It's just at the end of the day G(B D When the light makes it's slow move away G/B D That I know all I can say is A6/C# G/B I took the Wrong Road round [verse 6] Em G/B A7/C# Gambled with risk, Paid you back with risk Em G/B A7/C# So now you know who your friends are Em G/B A7/C# They'll steel your shadow, when your back's turned Em G/B A7/C# Bouquets of flowers, Lesson's over [chorus] G/D D When the rain hit the roof G/D D With the sound of a finished kiss G/D D Like when a lip lifts from a lip A6/C# G/B I took the Wrong Road round [outro] ( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0--------0---------2------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| ( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0--------0---------2------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| ( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0--------0---------2------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| ( A/C# ) Em G/B A/C# E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------0-----------------------| G|------------0--------0---------2------| D|-------0--2-------0---------2---------| A|--4-5-----------2---------4-----------| E|--------------------------------------| | G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D | | G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D | | G/D \\\ Bm7/D G/D D \\\ Dsus2 D | | A6/C# | G/B |