Key: Eb major
Verse 1
D
A
F#
Bm
I met a man, such a sad old boy,
D
Em
F#
don't you think you've gone too far?"
"No", I told him. "No,
G
A
D
I got so much more livin' I want to do"
G
D
I've been afraid like you"
Bm
Verse 2
A
Bm
G
in a hotel room
D
Em
D
F#
don't you think you better run home soon?"
"No", I told her. "No,
G
A
D
you see I got no brown eyes to run home to"
G
D
I've been afraid like you"
A
Verse 3
F#
Bm
If everybody sees that fear
F#
Bm
Em
is a heavy load
G
A
Then they ought to know
Em
D
G
A
And if they do not understand
F#
Bm
G
how we got to lend a hand
A
G
Please let me stay out on the road
F#
Em
D
A
Bm
Verse 4
A
Bm
G
in a broken down jail
Em
D
And he told me "Friend, don't be afraid to live.
Em
F#
You know it doesn't matter if you fail"
Then he smiled
A
D
into cry
G
D
I've been afraid to die"
A
Verse 5
F#
Bm
If everybody sees that fear
F#
G
A
F#
And if they do not understand how we got to,
Bm
G
we got to lend a helping hand
A
G
Lord let me stay out on the road
D
Em
D
A
Verse 6
D
Well, if everybody knows
F#
Bm
If everybody sees that fear,
Then you ought to know
A
D
I got to, I got to stay out on the road
G
A
F#
And if you do not understand how we got to,
Bm
A
Bm
G
we got to lend a helping hand
A
G
D
Please let me stay out on the road
Em
D
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