[Verse 1]
Em
You've never seen Paris
B7 Em
and you never drank Champaign
Em
You've never been to the seaside
Am B7 Em
for you it's only clouds and rain
Em
You never went out for dinner
B7 Em
you never slept in a hotel
Em
Your mother always told you
Am B7 Em
son, one day you will marry well
[Chorus]
Em B7
So it goes
C D
the old unchanging story
Em B7
You can change
Am B7 Em
but you cannot choose where you come from
[Verse 2]
Em
You never took a plane
B7 Em
you never sat in a new car
Em
These things are not for people
Am B7 Em
who seem to come from afar
Em
You never thought you're special
B7 Em
you never had self esteem
Em
And all of your heroes
Am B7 Em
they're living on your TV screen
[Chorus]
Em B7
So it goes
C D
the old unchanging story
Em B7
You can change
Am B7 Em
but you cannot choose where you come from
[Verse 3]
Em
Even today, when you're walking
B7 Em
you still look down on the ground
Em
As if you were still searching
Am B7 Em
for something that you never found
[Bridge]
D Am
So many roads you can walk down
D G
no one knows what you will become
B7 Em
The only thing applying to everyone
Am B7
is that we can not choose where you come from
[Chorus]
Em B7
So it goes
C D
the old unchanging story
Em B7
You can change
Am B7 Em
but you cannot choose where you come from
Em B7
Oh well so it goes
C D
the old unchanging story
Em B7
You can change
Am B7 Em
But you cannot choose where you come from
Am B7
Oh you cannot choose where you come from
Am B7 Em
Oh you cannot choose where you come from