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I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
Em
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Verse 1
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It's a long and dusty road,
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a hot and a heavy load
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The folks I meet ain't always kind

Some are bad and some are good
G
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Some have done the best they could
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Some have tried to ease my troubled mind
Verse 2
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And I can't help but wonder
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F#m
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Em
Em

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Can't help but wonder where

I'm bound
D
D

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Verse 3


I've been wanderin' through this land,
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doin' the best I can
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Tryin' to find what I was meant to do

And the people that I see look as
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worried as can be
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And it looks like they are wonderin' too
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And I can't
Verse 4
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help but wonder
D
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F#m
F#m
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Em
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Can't help but wonder where I'm
D
D

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bound
Interlude 1
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Verse 5

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Now I had a little girl one time,
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she had lips like sherry wine
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And she loved me 'til my
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head went plumb insane

But I was too blind to see she was
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Em
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driftin' away from me
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And my good gal went off
D
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on the mornin' train
Verse 6
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And I can't help but wonder
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F#m
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
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Can't help but wonder
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where I'm bound
Verse 7
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And I had a buddy way back home,
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but he started out to roam
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And I hear he's out by Frisco Bay

And sometimes when I've had a few,
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his old voice comes a-ringin' through
Em
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through
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And I'm goin' out to see
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him some old day
Verse 8
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And I can't help but wonder
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F#m
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Em
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Can't help but wonder

where I'm bound
D
D

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Em
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Verse 9


Well if you see me passin' by and you
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sit and you won der why
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And you wish that you were a rambler too

Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor,
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Em
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lace 'em up and bar the door
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Thank your stars for the
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roof that's over you
Em
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And I can't
Verse 10
A
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help but wonder
D
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F#m
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
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Can't help but wonder where
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I'm bound
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound by Tom Paxton is D major.

The primary chords used in I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound are Em, A, D, Bm, G, F#m.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, A, D, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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