Life on the Road chords by Jerry Jeff Walker
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Last year we went to London and Paris,
Texas
We went on a bus tour,
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the great Texas honky tonk tour
Here are some snapshots
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about life on the road.....
Verse 2
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Let me tell you 'bout the life I lead
It ain't all it's cracked up to be
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Of what you been told,
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'bout life on the road
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Rolling round in a painted bus,
Just so y'all can look at us
Verse 3
Life on the road
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You pack your clothes and
your shaving kit
Some extra socks and
those pants that fit
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Check 'em for holes,
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life on the road
Everything you pack is black,
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washed it all upon your back
For life on the road
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Verse 4
Climb on board the bus
and grab your bunk
One on the bottom is the one you want
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Less rock and roll as you
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roll down the road
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Plug John Wayne in the VCR
Let the driver tell you where you are
Interlude 1
Life on the road
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Verse 5
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You get a bed and a TV set,
you get an ashtray for your cigarette
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You get HBO, well that's
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life on the road
Get one down on the bottom floor,
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Hang a do not disturb sign on the door
Life on the road
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Verse 6
You get clean sheets and a wake-up call
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Don't go up north in the spring and fall
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But not when it's cold,
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that's no life on the road
Coffee black with pie a la mode
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That's what you want before the show
Interlude 2
Life on the road
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Verse 7
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Tonight we're playing that high
school gym
They're all drunk before
I even begin
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They're hollering "Pissin' in the Wind"
Life on the road
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Verse 8
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The local band opens up for us
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Now the PA's got a real big buzz
Life on the road
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Verse 9
The good news is I get
to sing my songs
The bad news is they all sing along
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And they're singing wrong notes
Ahh, life on the road
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Verse 10
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But if I stop, it won't be long
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Before they're singing
someone else's song
Outro 1
Life on the road
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Life on the Road
Jerry Jeff Walker
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