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πΈ Intro:
C#
πΈ Verse 1:
C# F# C#
I picked last night in Tucson, I sang 'em a country song
C# B F# C#
Missed my plane this morning Lord cause we partied all night long
C# F# C#
I'm out here now using my thumb trying to make it to El Paso
C# B F# C#
Cause tonight I play at the Cabaret they done told it on the radio
πΈ Chorus:
C#
To a country singer it's a lonesome road
F# C#
With time hanging heavy on my hands
C#
If I take a little pleasure and a little bit of love
B F# C#
Baby that don't make me all bad
πΈ Verse 2:
C# F# C#
I've been high and I've been low and I've been to San Antone
C# B F# C#
But the worst by far than I've ever been was when I've been alone
C# F# C#
Tomorrow night I'm in Austin I've got some old friends there
C# B F# C#
Cause there's old Jeff and Willie and Sam and a girl with the long dark hair
πΈ Chorus:
C#
To a country singer it's a lonesome road
F# C#
With time hanging heavy on my hands
C#
If I take a little pleasure and a little bit of love
B F# C#
Baby that don't make me all bad
πΈ Verse 3:
C# F# C#
There's one last stop down in Shreveport on this tour of one night stands
C# B F# C#
And I've got some time but no peace of mind till I'm back on the road again
C# F# C#
If my old guitar had learned to talk it would tell about the things I've done
C# B F# C#
There's a mighty good woman back in big C# but never ever let me come home
πΈ Chorus:
C#
To a country singer it's a lonesome road
F# C#
With time hanging heavy on my hands
C#
If I take a little pleasure and a little bit of love
B F# C#
Baby that don't make me all bad
πΈ Outro:
C#
If I take a little pleasure and a little bit of love
B F# C#
Baby that don't make me all bad
Song History
Published: April 7, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025