Streets of Baltimore

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- written by Glaser/Howard recorded by Gram Parsons on GP Intro F F Bb F Bb Well I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be C Bb F We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee F Bb F Bb And I bought those one way tickets she had often begged me for C F And they took us to the streets of Baltimore C F Well her heart was filled with gladness when she saw those city lights F C She said the prettiest place on earth was Baltimore at night F Bb F Bb Well a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for C F And I kind of like the Streets of Baltimore break : FBFBCCF Then I got myself a factory job, I ran an old machine And I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene And every night when I'd come home with every muscle sore She'd drag me through the Streets of Baltimore Well I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be Then I soon learned she loved those bright lights more than she loved me Now I'm a-going back on that same train that brought me here before While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore C F While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore