Intro: C F Am G x4 Verse: C F I set out about five years back Am G Travelin all across this countryside C F Half beaten, not broken Am G I'll keep my eyes open wide C F I'll walk the hills of Appalachia Am G Smell the sweet grass in Tennessee C F I've tasted salt down in Carolina Am G Seen the waves crash in Chincoteague
Chorus: C G High lonesome is what I Am F Been living for way too long C G No money in my pocket Am F No money to hear these songs roll on Instrumental: C F Am G x2 Verse: C F Dusty dreams in New Mexico desert Am G To the foothills of the mountains high C F Across the plains and their windswept barrens Am G Worn out train on the Western sky Chorus: C G High lonesome is what I Am F Been living for way too long C G No money in my pocket Am F No money to hear these songs roll on Instrumental: C F Am G x2 Verse: C F My fortune's changed in Colorado Am G I met my baby and I knew for sure C F My ramblin days were done for good Am G Now I'm certain that I'll have no more Chorus: C G High lonesome is what I Am F Been living for way too long C G No money in my pocket Am F No money to hear these songs roll on Outro: C G High lonesome is what I Am F Been living for way too long C G No money in my pocket Am F No money to hear these songs roll on Instrumental: C F Am G x3