g d
take a silver dollar and put it in your pocket,
a e
never let it slip away.
g d a
always be a man, not a boy gone astray.
d d/c# bm bm/a e a
when ya get half cra-zy from the august heat
d d/c# bm bm/a
or on a frozen, rotted road
e
with no one to complain to about your achin´ feet.

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a g d a
you´re gonna walk that endless highway,
d e a
walk that high-way till you die.
g d a
all you children goin´ my way,
d e a
better tell your home-life sweet goodbye.

when i see a detour up ahead,
well, i leave it far behind,
who knows what you´re apt to find there.
with the cost of livin, and the price of dyin´,
well it look like t´me this time i wont be buyin´

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when they get a scapegoat by the throat,
it´s hard labour and cold beans.
if ya get away real quick,
you´ll be eatin from the poison peanut machine.
well, i sing by night, wander by day.
i´m on the road and it looks like i´m here to stay.

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