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[Verse 1]
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Well I'm so tired of cryin' but I'm out on the road again
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I'm on the road again
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Well I'm so tired of cryin' but I'm out on the road again
           F    G   D
I'm on the road again
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I ain't got no woman just to call my special friend


[Verse 2]
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You know the first time I travelled out in the rain and snow
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In the rain and snow
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You know the first time I travelled out in the rain and snow
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In the rain and snow
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I didn't have no fellow, not even no place to go


[Verse 3]
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And my dear mother left me when I was quite young
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When I was quite young
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And my dear mother left me when I was quite young
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When I was quite young
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She said "Lord have mercy on my wicked son"


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[Verse 4]
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Take a hint from me mama please don't you cry no more
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Don't you cry no more
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Take a hint from me mama please don't you cry no more
          F   G  D
Don't you cry no more
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'Cause it's soon one morning down the road I'm gone


[Verse 5]
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But I ain't going down that long and lonesome road
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All by myself
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But I ain't going down that long and lonesome road
    F  G D
All by myself
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I can't carry you baby, gonna carry somebody else


[Harmonica Solo]
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[Outro-Guitar Solo]
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