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The Road chords by Waylon Jennings

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • Am

Intro 1
D
G
Em
D
G
D
G
Verse 1
G
(Ted Harris)

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Verse 2
C
Back home the family's
G
eatin' dinner
C
There's a fire in the fireside
G
warm and bright
But I won't be there today
Am
C
'cause I've got a debt to pay
Am
And they don't let black
D
Em
sheep stray from the road.
Am
No they don't let black sheep
D
G
Em
stray from the road.
G
My
Verse 3
C
G
throat is out crying for water
C
G
Lord, that wind is blowing cold
That guard is watching me
Am
C
like a hawk up in the tree
Am
And I'm longing to be
D
Em
free from the road
Am
Yes, I'm longing to be
D
G
free from the road.
Verse 4
G
C
G
Every bone inside my body's aching
C
G
And that guard don't care if I live or die
He told me yesterday son don't
Am
C
try to get away
Am
D
Em
For I'll lay you down to stay by the road
Am
D
Yes, I'll lay you down to stay by the road...
G
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