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Key: E
🎸 Intro:
F Am C G
🎸 Verse 1:
C F C
I’m drifting like a tumbleweed across this lonesome land
Am G
In a rusty roller coaster through the desert sands
C F C
Clinging to a cardboard sign saying “I could use a friend”
F C
I’m drifting like a tumbleweed across this desert land
🎸 Verse 2:
C F C
The shadows of my brighter days in the sinking sun
Am G
The darkness fills around me and I let it get me drunk
C F C
Through bloodshot eyes I fight back the tears and what I have become
F C
I see the shadow of my brighter days against the sinking sun
🎸 Chorus:
F Am G
If I was the moon, I’d shine down where you are
F Am G
And if I was the sun, I would burn up all the shooting stars
F Am G
I’ve wished upon and wished upon from this old boxcar
F
Lonesome’s hard on a lonesome heart
🎸 Verse 3:
C F C
And if I was a penny, I’d be laid upon this track
Am G
And if I was a trestle, this load I hold would break my back
C F C
And if I was a railroad tie, I'd be split in half
F C
And if I was a penny, I’d be laid upon this track
🎸 Chorus:
F Am G
If I was the moon, I’d shine down where you are
F Am G
And if I was the sun, I would burn up all the shooting stars
F Am G
I’ve wished upon and wished upon from this old boxcar
F
Lonesome’s hard on a lonesome heart
[Instrumental Break]
C F C F C F C
F C
[Out-Chorus]
F Am G
If I was the moon, I’d shine down where you are
F Am G
And if I was the sun, I would burn up all the shooting stars
F Am G
I’ve wished upon and wished upon from this old boxcar
F G F
Lonesome’s hard when you’re torn apart
F
Lonesome heart
Song History
Published: February 18, 2026
Last Updated: February 18, 2026