Intro
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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this is the last weary road
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i'm gonna travel
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the last weary night
FF
in a cheep hotel
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and it is hard to kneel down and pray
FF DmDm
and thank the lord for another day
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when the mornin' only means
FF
you missed another meal
[Chorus 1]
C majorC G+G
go tell my mama
FF
that i was wrong to break her heart
C majorC G+G
go tell my papa
A minorAm DmDm G+G
that he was right right from the start
FF
and go tell them patron saints
G+G
that they forgot
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
to watch out for where i roamed
FF
and go tell the savior
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i'm coming home
[Verse 2]
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well i must admit
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it was my childhood dream to travel
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from the stories that you hear
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of wine, women and song
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but if the wine don't blur your eyes
FF DmDm
the women might make you realize
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that they're takin' off their clothes
FF
just to put you on
[Chorus 2]
C majorC G+G
go tell my mama
FF
that i was wrong to break her heart
C majorC G+G
go tell my papa
A minorAm DmDm G+G
that he was right right from the start
FF
and go tell them patron saints
G+G
that they forgot
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
to watch out for where i roamed
FF
and go tell the savior
G+G C majorC
i'm coming home
[Verse 3]
C majorC G+G
this is the last weary road
C majorC
i'm gonna travel
C/BC/B A minorAm C/BC/B
the last weary night
FF
in a cheap hotel
C majorC G+G
and i'm feelin' all i've got
FF DmDm
are my feelings all tied up in knots
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and the mornin' just might find me
FF
halfway to hell
[Chorus 3]
C majorC G+G
go tell my mama
FF
that i was wrong to break her heart
C majorC G+G
go tell my papa
A minorAm DmDm G+G
that he was right right from the start
FF
and go tell them patron saints
G+G
that they forgot
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
to watch out for where i roamed
FF
and go tell the savior
G+G C majorC