| D | |
| Drivin down the road again |
| G | |
| That highway that never ends |
| D | |
| Takin naps in my old car |
| A | |
| Singin in guitar bars |
| G | |
| Killin time with cafe queens and |
| D | |
| Truckers playin slot machines, I |
| A | |
| Meet alot of "wanna be's" |
| G | D | |
| Dreamin big, and livin free like | me |
----repeat intro twice----
| D | |
| Charlie runs a produce shack |
| G | |
| Livin in a van out back |
| D | |
| Sellin peas and homemade syrup, |
| A | |
| Cantloups, and Elvis shirts |
| G | |
| Braggin on future plans with |
| D | |
| whiskey breath and shaky hands, I |
| A | |
| Meet alot of "wanna be's" |
| G | D | |
| Dreamin big, and livin free like | me |
-----intro once-----
| Chorus: |
| G | |
| Wearin wrinkled travelin clothes |
| A | Asus | |
| To another one night | show |
| Dsus | D | |
| cause that's where I was born to | be |
| G | |
| Have guitar, we'll travel light |
| Asus | A | |
| Here today and gone to | night |
| Dsus | D | |
| Playin this lifetime lotte | ry |
| D | |
| Here's to faces I have seen |
| G | |
| Carnival of those who dream, |
| D | |
| Rodeoers seekin fame, |
| A | |
| Table dancers I can't name |
| G | |
| Willie T. in Abilene |
| D | |
| Karokes all time king and |
| A | |
| Every 6-string wanna be |
| G | D | |
| Dreamin big, and livin free like | me |
----intro once----
| repeat chorus |
---solo---
| G | |
| To every dreamer I have known, may |
| D | |
| Lady Luck take you home, I |
| A | |
| Pray for every wanna be |
| G | D | |
| Dreamin big, and livin free like | me |
----intro once----
| A | |
| I pray for every wanna be |
| G | |
| Dreamin big, and livin free....(play intro)....like me |