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I'm A Lonesome Fugitive Tab by Merle Haggard

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E
A
B
Bsus4

Intro 1

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Down

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Verse 1
E 
A 
 (E major) every road there's  (A major) always one more
B 
 (B major)    city                                 I'm
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------4-------5-------4--------|---------4-------5-------4--------|
G|-----4----------------------------|-----4----------------------------|
D|-4-----------4-------4------------|-4-----------4-------4------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
A 
 (A major) on the run,
B 
E 
the  (B major) highway is my  (E major) home
E 
A 
I  (E major) raised a lot of Cain  (A major) 
B 
back in my  (B major) younger days
A 
B 
E 
While  (A major) Mama used to pray  (B major) my crops would  (E major) fail
E 
A 
Now  (E major) I'm a hunted  (A major) fugitive
B 
with  (B major) just two ways
A 
B 
E 
Out (A major) run the law or  (B major) spend my life in  (E major) jail

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Chorus 1

I'd like to settle down

but they won't let me

A fugitive must be a rolling stone

Down every road

there's always one more city

I'm on the run,

the highway is my home

E|-------------------------7---7----| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4

Solo 1

E|-7---5---4---4---4---2------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------------------5b--5b---|-5b--------------5---4---2p--0----| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-0-------2h--4--------------------|-------------------------0--------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|-----------------0----------------|-----------------------------0----| B|-------------2---------------2----|-4-----------0---2---4------------| G|-2--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

I'm

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Verse 2
E 
A 
B 
 (E major) lonely but I  (A major) can't afford the  (B major) luxury
A 
B 
E 
Of  (A major) having one I love  (B major) to come along  (E major) 
E 
A 
She'd  (E major) only slow me down  (A major) 
B 
and they'd catch up  (B major) with me
A 
B 
E 
For  (A major) he who travels  (B major) fastest goes alone  (E major) 

Chorus 2
E 
A 
I'd  (E major) like to settle down  (A major) 
B 
but they won't  (B major) let me
A 
Bsus4 
A  (A major) fugitive must be a rolling  (Bsus4) stone
E 
Down  (E major) every road
A 
Bsus4 
there's  (A major) always one more  (Bsus4) city
A 
I'm  (A major) on the run,
Bsus4 
E 
the  (Bsus4) highway  is my  (E major) home
A 
I'm  (A major) on the run,
Bsus4 
E 
the  (Bsus4) highway  is my  (E major) home
E|-------------------------7---7----|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4

Outro 1

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[Fade out]

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I'm A Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

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