Verse 1:
[D] He was standing by the road, a [G] cigarette in his [D]hand
[D] Suitcase laying by his feet, he’d be[G]come a traveling [D]man
[D] had no wife, no children, just a [G]drifter blowin' in the [D]breeze
A [D] life without [G] meaning, [C] fading like autumn [D]leaves
just [C] like fading autumn [D]leaves
Verse 2:
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[D] She was a sweet humble girl, with[G] silky golden [D]hair
[D] A smile that could take away [G] all his worldly [D]cares
[D] But when she left this world, [G] seemed time stood [D] still
and [D] as he held her [G] tremblin' hand, the [C] coldness broke his [D]will
yeah, the [C] coldness broke his [D]will
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Chorus (Stronger Strumming)
[D ] So he pours rotgut whiskey, as his [C] anger begins to grow
Always [G] tryin’ to drown those memories and [D]what he can't let go.
[D] He walks every lonely road where no [C] one hears him cry
There’s [G] just the ache of a lonesome heart [D]andan empty sky
[C] just the ache of a lonesome heart [D] and an empty sky
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Verse 3:
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[D ] Buried her in April, but he [G] couldn’t say good[D]bye
[D ] On his knees he prayed to have [G] God give an answer [D]why
[D ] had anger burning up his heart, yet [G] he felt so damn [D] cold
He [D] he shook his head [G] and walked away [C] to the open [D]road
he [C]took to the open [D] road
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Verse 4:
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[D] No home, no peace, no place, to [G]ever to settle [D]down
[D]Just streets and people with no names through [G] every lousy [D] town
[D] Livin’ in midnight bars and [G]cheap motel rooms all [D]alone
He [D] knows it’s not [G] possible to [C] fix his heart of [D]stone
no he [C]can't fix his heart of [D]stone
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Chorus (Stronger Strumming)
[D] So he pours rotgut whiskey, as his [C] anger begins to show
Always [G] tryin’ to drown those memories and [D]what he can't let go.
[D] He walks every lonely road where no [C] one hears him cry
There’s [G] just the ache of a lonesome heart [D]and an empty sky
[C] just the ache of a lonesome heart [D]and an empty sky
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[D] He walks every lonely road where no one [C] hears him cry
[G] just the ache of alonesome heart and [D] empty sky
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Slow
[C] just the ache of a lonesome heart [D] and an empty sky