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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E
Verse:
D G D
While driving around near a small country town
D A
Pulled off where the grass had been mowed
D G D
I sipped on my drink and while pausing to think
D A D
Saw a man on the side of the road.
D G D
Like a dog on the stray, he could wander all day
D A
With no one around him to care.
D G D
He didn't seem cross and he didn't seem lost
D A
Wherever he was, he was there.
Chorus:
G D
The man on the side of the road
D A
Silently shouldering his load.
D G D
Untouched by the strife on the highway of life
G C D
The man on the side of the road.
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Verse:
D G D
He sat on the ground with his treasures he had found
D A
And spread them all out on the grass.
D G D
He had not a care for the laughs and the stares
D A D
From the pickups and cars that drove past.
D G D
He had found an old sign that was weathered with time
D. A
Jesus is coming it said.
D G D
He really didn't need it, I don't think he could read it
D A D
But the letters were pretty in red.
Chorus:
G D
The man on the side of the road
D A
Silently shouldering his load.
D G D
And I think in a way I could live out my days
D A D
Like the man on the side of the road.
Song History
Published: April 24, 2026
Last Updated: April 24, 2026