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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E
Verse 1:
G C G
While driving around near a small country town
G D
Pulled off where the grass had been mowed
G C G
I sipped on my drink and while pausing to think
G D G
Saw a man on the side of the road
G C G
Like a dog on the stray, he could wander all day
G D
With no one around him to care
G D G
He didn't seem cross and he didn't seem lost
G D G
Wherever he was, he was there
Chorus:
C G
The man on the side of the road
G D
Silently shouldering his load
G C G
Untouched by the strife on the highway of life
G D G
The man on the side of the road
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Verse 2:
G C G
He sat on the ground with his treasures he had found
G D
And spread them all out on the grass
G C G
He had not a care for the laughs and the stares
G D G
From the pickups and cars that drove past
Verse 3:
G C
He had found an old sign that was weathered with time
G D
Jesus is coming it said
G C G
He really didn't need it, I don't think he could read it
G D G
But the letters were pretty in red
Chorus:
C G
The man on the side of the road
G D
Silently shouldering his load
G D G
And I think in a way I could live out my days
G D G
Like the man on the side of the road
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Published: April 24, 2026
Last Updated: April 24, 2026