Chords with lyrics
Intro: (Mandolin/Double Bass)
e|---------------------------|---------------------|
BB|---------------------------|---------------------|
G+G|---------2-4-2-0-----------|---------2-4-2-0-----|
D MajorD|--2-2-5-----------2-2-0-2--|--2-2-5-----------2--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|---------------------|
E minorEm
Verse 1:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G B7B7
My mama was the cold north wind, my daddy was the so-n,
E minorEm D MajorD
Of a rail road man, from west of Hell,
C majorC B minorBm E minorEm
Where the trains don't even run.
Bridge 1:
G+G E minorEm
Never heard the whistle of a South-bound freight,
G+G B7B7
Or the singing of it's drivin' wheel... no I...
Chorus 1:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Verse 2:
E minorEm D MajorD
They say the highway's just one big road,
E minorEm G+G B7B7
And it goes from here to the-re.
E minorEm D MajorD
And they say you carry a heavy load,
C majorC B minorBm E minorEm
When you're rollin' down the line some-where.
Bridge 2:
G+G E minorEm
Never seen the dance of the telephone poles,
G+G B7B7
As they go whizzin' by... no I...
Chorus 2:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Break:
A minorAm (E minorEm)
Never did no wanderin'... high.
E minorEm
e|----------------------|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------2-2--|
E MajorE|--0-0--2-2--3-3-------|
A minorAm (B7B7)
Never did no wanderin'... low.
B7B7
e|----------------------|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|--2-2--0-0------------|
E MajorE|------------3-3--2-2--|
Interlude:
E minorEm
Verse 3:
E minorEm D MajorD
Now a sailors life is a life for him,
E minorEm G+G B7B7
But it never was for me-e.
E minorEm D MajorD
And I've never soared where the hawk may soar,
C majorC B minorBm E minorEm
Or seen what the hawk might see.
Bridge 3:
G+G E minorEm
Never hiked to heaven on a mountain trail,
G+G B7B7
Never rolled on a river's rage... no I...
Chorus 3:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Outro:
E minorEm B7B7 E MajorE
Never did no wanderin' after all...
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E minorEm D MajorD G+G B7B7 C majorC B minorBm A minorAm E MajorE
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 xx0232 320003 x21202 x32010 x24432 x02210 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])