Gm Way back there an explosion of hopeBb Hit out hard in a furnace of steelBb Ab I thought life was a fireEb Gm I thought life was a high timeGm Eb (I thought life was a fire)Eb Gm I thought life was a symbolGm Eb (I thought life was for livin')Eb Gm I thought life was for livin'Gm Eb (I thought life was a symbol)Eb Bb Cm Gm Gm Bbm Cm I thought life was a fire [Verse]Cm Gm There's an institute in ChicagoCm Dm With a room full of machinesGm And they live this side of the sunriseCm Dm And burn away your dreams[Chorus]Gm F Eb Dm Once you fly to Chicago - in Chicago you will dieGm Bb Cm Gm Gm Bbm Cm When that institute in Chicago has recorded you and I [Verse]Cm Gm There's an empty house in CaliforniaCm Dm But they'll always let you inGm And they'll make you feel oh so easyCm Dm Like you never learned to sin [Chorus]Gm F Eb Dm Oh yes it's how they made it, how they made it seem so cleanGm Bb Cm Gm Gm Bbm Cm Yes, that empty house in California is our brave new world's machine [Solo] [Verse]Cm Gm At the institute in ChicagoCm Dm From the first day you were bornGm Oh they just can't tell what you're feelin'Cm Dm And they can't see how you're torn [Chorus]Gm F Eb Dm When your name's just a number - just a number you will dieGm Bb Cm Gm Gm Bbm Cm 'Cause that institute in Chicago never knew you were alive [Solo II] [Outro]Gm Ab Way back there a reflection of meEb Bb Turned my head in a circle of timeBb Ab I thought life was for livin'Eb F I thought life was a high timeF Bb I thought life was a fireBb F Cm I thought life was a symbol
Chicago Institute
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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