Difficulty
Intermediate
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Intro:
D G D G D G D G
Verse 1:
G D G D G
Born to the road Fire under his skin
Bm Am G D G
They’d say, Slow down Jed it’s time to settle in
D G D G
Heroes were gone And the whiskey wore thin
Bm A G D A/C#
Jed killed a man and he never came home again
Bridge:
Bm G D
And he’d say, every day the river grows higher
Bm G D A/C#
and I can feel the wind blow harder
Bm G D
and each night the fire burns stronger
G D Em D G A D
but the night will always know, that I’m just another soul
Verse 2:
D
The people looked on, as the devil snuck through
Bm Am G D
They saw some things a man could never do
D
And Jed was sworn to a hillside angel
Bm A G D A/C#
he said he killed a man and made him let her go
Bridge:
Bm G D A/C#
And he’d say, every day the river grows higher
Bm G D D/F#
and I can feel the wind blow harder
Bm G D
and each night the fire burns stronger
G D Em D G A F#m
but the night will always know, that I’m just another soul
Chorus:
G D F#m
Come on Jed Stone you can rest your sad bones
G Bm A
down by the riverside
G F# Bm G
When you are afraid just close your eyes and drift away
D G D
I’ll be waiting just the same, just the same.
Verse 3:
D
Born to the road, nowhere left to begin
Bm G D A/C#
Just a drifter's eyes in the face of the southern wind
Bridge:
Bm G D A/C#
And he’d say, every day the river grows higher
Bm G D D/F#
and I can feel the wind blow harder
Bm G D
and each night the fire burns stronger
G D Em D G A F#m
but the night will always know, that I’m just another soul
Chorus:
G D F#m
Come on Jed Stone you can rest your sad bones
G Bm A
down by the riverside
G F# Bm G
When you are afraid just close your eyes and drift away
D G D
I’ll be waiting just the same, just the same.
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Thank you Matt and Rick
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Song History
Published: July 6, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025