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FI wish I was a slave to Can age-old trade F C
FLike ridin' around on railcars anCd workin' long days F C
FLord have mercy on my roCugh and rowdy ways F C
FLord have mercy on my rCough and rowdy ways F C
FCall it one drink too maCny
AmCall it pride of a man C
FBut it don't make no difCference if you sit or yoAmu stand C
F'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin C
FYeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin C
FWe do it over and oCver and over again Am C
FWe do it over and ovCer and over againAm C
FOh Am-oh
COh Cmaj7-oh
FOh Am-oh C-oh Cmaj7-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
FI know there's California, OklahAmoma
CAnd all of the places I ain't evCmaj7er been to but
FDown in the valley with
AmWhiskey rivers
CThese are the places you will fiCmaj7nd me hidin'
FThese are the places I will alwaAmys go
CThese are the places I will alwaCmaj7ys go
FI am on my way
AmI am on my way
CI am on my way back to where I sCmaj7tarted
F Am C Cmaj7
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
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One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls
I hear your name...
I saw your face in the crowd and you came out
You saw me walkin'...
You got a sign on the door and it reads to me
Just like the grass and the sun and the...
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
FI am on my way Am
CI am on my way Cmaj
I am on my way back to where I started
California, Oklahoma
And all of the places I ain't ever been to but
Down in the valley with
Whiskey rivers
These are the places you will find me hidin'
FThese are the places I wAmill always go
FThese are the places I wCill always go
So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways