Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G
Verse 1:
G+G
I was born in the Southland twenty-some odd years ago
G+G
I left home for the first time, honey, when I was four years old
C majorC G+G
I'm a freeborn man, my home is on my back
D MajorD DbDb C majorC G+G
I know every inch of highway, every foot of back road, every mile of railroad track
Verse 2:
G+G
I got a lady in Cincinnati, a woman in San Anton'
G+G G7G7
I always love the gal next door, honey, every place is home
C majorC G+G
I'm a freeborn man, my home is on my back
D MajorD DbDb C majorC G+G
I know every inch of highway, every foot of back road, every mile of railroad track
Instrumental:
G minorGm G minorGm G minorGm G minorGm
C minorCm C minorCm G minorGm G minorGm
DmDm C minorCm G minorGm G minorGm
G minorGm G minorGm G minorGm G minorGm
C minorCm C minorCm G minorGm G minorGm
DmDm C minorCm G minorGm G minorGm
G minorGm G minorGm G minorGm G minorGm
C minorCm C minorCm G minorGm G minorGm
DmDm C minorCm G+G A augmentedA
Verse 3:
A augmentedA
You may not like the way I look, you may not like my song
A augmentedA
You may not like the way I live, you'll love the way I'm gone
D MajorD A augmentedA
I'm a freeborn man, home is on my back
E MajorE Eb MajorEb D MajorD
I know every inch of highway, every foot of back road, every mile of railroad
A augmentedA
Every mile of railroad, every mile of railroad track