Withered And Died

C F This cruel country has driven me down G C F G Teased me and lied, teased me and lied C F I've only sad stories to tell to this town G C My dreams have withered and died F C Dm Once I was bending the tops of the trees C D Am G Kind words in my ear, kind faces to see C F Then I struck up with a boy from the West G C F G Played run and hide, played run and hide C F Count one to ten and he's gone with the rest G C My dreams have withered and died F C Dm C D Am G C F Silver moon sail up and silver moon shine G C F G On the waters so wide, waters so wide C F Steal from the bed of some good friend of mine G C My dreams all withered and died F C Dm If I was a butterfly, lived for a day C D Am G Am G/B I could be free just blowing away C F This cruel country has driven me down G C F G Teased me and lied, teased me and lied C F I've only sad stories to tell to this town G C F G G/B C My dreams have withered and died