Intro: D D G Bm A When I was six years old I broke my leg D G Bm A And I was running from my brother and his friends D G And tasted the sweet perfume Bm A of the mountain grass as I rolled down D G I was younger then, Bm A take me back to when I Pre-Chorus: Bm A D Found my heart and broke it here G Made friends and lost them through the years Bm A D And Iʼve not seen the roaring fields in so long G I know Iʼve grown G A But I canʼt wait to go home Chorus: D G Iʼm on my way Bm A Driving at ninety D G Down those country lanes Bm A Singing to Tiny Dancer D G And I miss the way you make Bm A Me feel and itʼs real D G When we watched the sunset Bm A D Over the castle on the hill D G Fifteen years old Bm A And smoking hand-rolled cigarettes D G Running from the law through the backfields Bm A And getting drunk with my friends D G Bm Had my first kiss on a Friday night A I donʼt reckon I did it D G Right, I was younger then Bm A Take me back to when we found Pre-Chorus: Bm A D Weekend jobs and when we got paid G Weʼd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight Bm A D Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long G Oh how weʼve grown G A But I canʼt wait to go home Chorus: D G Iʼm on my way Bm A Driving at ninety D G Down those country lanes Bm A Singing to Tiny Dancer D G And I miss the way you make Bm A Me feel and itʼs real D G When we watched the sunset Bm A Over the castle on the hill D G Bm A Over the castle on the hill D G Bm A Over the castle on the hill Instrumental: Bm G D A Bridge: Bm G One friend left to sell clothes D A One works down by the coast Bm G One had two kids but lives alone D A Oneʼs brother overdosed Bm G Oneʼs already on his second wife D A Oneʼs just barely getting by but Bm G These people raised me and I-I-I D A Canʼt wait to go home Chorus: D G And Iʼm on my way Bm A I still remember D G These old country lanes Bm A When we did not know the answers D G And I miss the way Bm A You make me feel and itʼs real D G We watched the sunset Bm A Over the castle on the hill D G Bm A Over the castle on the hill D G Bm A D Over the castle on the hill
