Am - 002210
C - 032010
G2 - 320010
F2 - 033210

intro: Am, G2, C, F2 [x2]

Am, G2, C*go to tab below*

whenever the * is present, play the tabbed part

                     (F2)
E|----0---0---0---0-|--0--|
B|----1---1---1---1-|--1--|
G|----0---0---0---0-|--2--|
D|----2---0---2---2-|--3--|
A|--3---2---0-----x-|--3--|
E|--------------3---|--0--|

Am       G2                         C       F2
I walk a long and lonesome road, 
    Am              G2                          C       F2
The only things that I have ever known, 
  Am                G2                        C*
Is this old beat-up six string and a blue Ford van, 
       F2
And my rock band… 

Am        G2                        C      F2
I'm sorry Mama, I had to leave… 
Am                     G2                          C      F2
I hope one day you and Dad can forgive me, 
    Am              G2                          C*                                F2
For dropping out of school so I could go and play the fool with my best friends… 

Am        G2     C
This life is my own… 
          Am          G2                      C*                F2
I throw a dart onto a map and then I make it my home… 
Am         G2    C
This life is my own… 
Am                   G2                      C
And I will dance and sing atop this globe… 


(play like above)
Father forgive me for what I've done…            
I promise you one day light will shine from this son… 
I know it makes you proud when this whole damn crowd sings my songs… 

Mom and Dad, you gave me these hands, 
And taught me how to be a man… 
I pray when I have children I do right by you 
and fill them with God's grace… 

This life is my own… 
I throw a dart onto a map and then I make it my home… 
This life is my own… 
And I will dance and sing atop this globe… 

F2                  Am      G2
I'm not coming home… 
F2                                         Am    G2
Bright lights and amplifiers are all I've ever known…