Intro: D C G x3 C G D
GAD Saw him sittin on a sidewalk in Fresno
GA Braided hair and a tye-dyed t-shirt on
GAD Talkin to himself about Vietnam
GA About the tour he did and the deal he got
GA He said this world ain't the same if you ask me.
GA If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be
 Chorus: 
DCG I'd be rollin' on a river with Creedence
DA Stealin' kisses from Peggy Sue
DCG I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
EA In the spring of '72
GD I'd be wastin' away on the dock of the bay
GD Watchin' the tide roll in
CG He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs
D again.
GAD Saw him workin' the counter at Walgreens
GA With a new haircut and a Bachelor's Degree
GAD Talkin' to himself about his raw deal
GA Cussin' Uncle Sam and the GI bill
GA He said this world ain't the same if you ask me
GA If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be
GA He said this world ain't the same if you ask me.
GA If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be