Shawn James - Chicago Chords

[Verse 1]
 
Am            G7                         Am       G7
I come from a land where the winters are long and cold
          Am                  G7           Am           G7
Where the ice crawls over the lake and the strong winds blow
      Am          G7             Am       G7
Where old men are tough and tell tales of old
       Am                    G7           Am         G7
A sore back for a hard day's work used to feed their souls
 
[Chorus]
Am    G7         Am              G7      Am  G7    Am     G7
Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you till I left and came back
Am    G7         Am                       G7       Am G7    Am    G7
Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you till I left and came back
 
[Verse 2]
 
Am        G7          Am      G7
My father was a steel working man
       Am                G7              Am           G7
With an old style in his hand he used to stomp across these lands
   Am     G7                Am           G7
We buried him here between Roosevelt and 110
Am           G7               Am      G7
I still visit his grave every now and then
 
[Chorus]
Am   G7          Am              G7       Am  G7   Am   G7
Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you till I left and came back
Am   G7          Am                       G7       Am  G7   Am   G7
Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you till I left and came back
 
[Verse 3]
 
          Am     G7              Am          G7
I used to lay my head where kings and stones held ground
    Am               G7                Am             G7
The warring in these streets, it still makes an awful sound
Am     G7          Am          G7
Innocence wouldn't stray their rounds
Am                G7             Am              G7
Bullets broke the windows as our bodies hit the ground
 
[Chorus]
Am    G7         Am              G7       Am G7    Am    G7
Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you till I left and came back
Am    G7         Am                       G7      Am  G7    Am    G7
Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you till I left and came back
 
[Verse 4]
        Am    G7       Am            G7
It took a while to understand these facts
     Am          G7               Am         G7
That made me who I am and gave me insight to react
      Am    G7             Am        G7
Now I stand proud in being from this land
    Am            G7            Am           G7
And maybe you can learn from my experience firsthand
 
[Chorus]
Am   G7          Am              G7       Am G7     Am    G7
Chicago, I never knew I'd miss you till I left and came back
Am   G7          Am                       G7       Am  G7   Am    G7
Chicago, I never knew how much I'd miss you till I left and came back