Verse 1:
[Am] He was standing by the road, a [F] cigarette in his hand
[C] Suitcase by his feet, he’d be[G]come a traveling man
[Am] No wife, no children, just a [F] drifter in the breeze
[C] A life without meaning, [G] fading like autumn leaves
Verse 2:
[Am] She was a humble girl, with [F] silky golden hair
[C] A smile that could take a[G]way all his cares
[Am] But when she left this world, [F] all time stood still
[C] As he held her hand, the [G] coldness broke his will
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Chorus (Stronger Strumming)
[F] So he pours the whiskey, [C] and lets it flow,
[G] Always tryin’ to drown the [Am] past he can't let go.
[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry
[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky
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Bridge
[Am] Just a broken man still [F] chasing a love he lacks
[C] In a faded coat and a [G] life that only looks back
[Am] He whispers her name [F] trying to ease the ache
[C] But he knows no highway [G] leads to where she waits
Verse 3:
[Am] Buried her in April, but he [F] couldn’t say goodbye
[C] He offered up his soul to have [G] God answer why
[Am] With a whiskey burn in a [F] heart that was so cold
[C] He turned his back, and [G] turned to the open road
Verse 4:
[Am] No home, no peace, no [F] place to settle down
[C]Just lonely roads through the [G] city and every town
[Am] Livin’ in midnight bars and [F] motel rooms all alone
[C] He knows it’s not [G] possible to fix his heart of stone
Chorus (Stronger Strumming)
[F] So he pours the whiskey, [C] and lets it flow,
[G] Always tryin’ to drown the [Am] past he can't let go.
[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry
[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky
[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry
[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky
Slow
[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky