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Intro:
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Verse 1:
G
I’ve been thinking all my life
Em
So I’ll put on my boots and go
C
Out the door to where who knows
D
Just anywhere to clear my
Em
Mind, I’ll start putting on the miles
C
I’ll take it easy, take it slow
G
Let my feet swallow up the road
D
The road swallow up my
Em
Life, leave the heartache far behind
C
Forget the things that bring me low
G
All my pain and all my woes
D
You know I hear the road is sayin’
Chorus:
G
There’s a time for everything
C Am
A time to cry a time to sing
D Bm Em
A time for this a time for that
C D
But now’s the time for walking
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Verse 2:
G
The path it beckons like a wise man
Em
Teaching me to set things down
C
Telling me come around
D
and stay awhile
Em
And I start losing track of time
C
It’s just my feet, the sole, the ground
G
Steady footfall is the sound
D
(The road is singing me her song)
Em
I’m carried far under the sky
C
Over hills green and golden-brown
G
By peaceful rivers peace I’ve found
D
And still the road is singin’
Chorus:
G
There’s a time for everything
C Am
A time to cry a time to sing
D Bm
Times that heal and times that sting
Em C Em
A time for this and that
C D
But now’s the time for walking
[Solo]
C | G | C | G :
Bridge:
C
One day I’ll think about my home
C
About the girl I left alone
G
About a fire on the hearth
D
In the night a place of warmth
Em
I’ll see all the ways I’ve grown
C
I’ll see how far there is to go
G
I’ll return a better man
D
I’ll do all I can - but
Em
Right now I’m losing track of time
C
It’s just my feet, the soul, the ground
G
Steady footfall is the sound
D
(The road is singing me her song)
Em
I’m carried far under the sky
C
Over hills green and golden-brown
G
By peaceful rivers peace I’ve found
D
And all along the road is singin’
Chorus:
G
There’s a time for everything
C Am
A time to cry a time to sing
D G
Times that heal and times that sting
C Am
Time to stay a time to leave
D G
Time for joy a time for grief
C Am
Time to fight a time for peace
D Bm Em
Time to lose a time to seek
C Em
A time for this and that
C D
But now’s the time for walking
Song History
Published: February 24, 2026
Last Updated: February 24, 2026