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On The Road

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CI left New York
In Fnineteen forty-Cnine
To Ggo across the Ccountry
Without a Fdad-blamed Cdime
GMonCtana in the Fcold, cold Cfall
GFound my Cfather in a FgamGbling Chall
FFather Cfather
GWhere have you Cbeen
I've Fbeen out in the Cworld
Since I was Gonly Cten
FFather Cfather
GWhere have you Cbeen
I've Fbeen out in the Cworld
Since I was Gonly Cten
Don't Fworry about Cme
FAbout to Gdie of Cpleurisy
FCross the Mississippi
CCross the Tennessee
GCross the Niobrara
FHome I'll never Cbe
FHome in old Medora
CHome in ol' Truckee
GApalachicola
FHome I'll never Cbe
For Fbetter or for Cworse
Or Gthick and Cthin
FLike being Cmarried to the Glittle FwoCman
FGod he Cloves me
Like I Glove Chim
I Fwant you to Cdo
Just the Gsame for Chim
FWell the Cworms eat away
But the FworryGwarts will Cwin
So I Fleft MontaCna
On an Gold freight Ctrain
The Fnight my Cfather died
In the Fcold, Gcold Crain
FRoad to Opelousas
CRoad to Wounded Knee
GRoad to Ogallala
FHome I'll never Cbe
FRoad to Oklahoma
CRoad to El Cajon
GRoad to ol' Tehatchapi
FRoad to San CAntone
Hey hey
FRoad to Opelousas
CRoad to Wounded Knee
GRoad to Ogallala
FHome I'll never Cbe
FRoad to Oklahoma
CRoad to El Cajon
GRoad to ol' Tehatchapi
FRoad to San CAntone
Home I'll never be

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On The Road

by Tom Waits

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I left New York

F C

In nineteen forty-nine

G C

To go across the country

F C

Without a dad-blamed dime

G C F C

Montana in the cold, cold fall

G C F G C

Found my father in a gambling hall

F C

Father father

G C

Where have you been

F C

I've been out in the world

G C

Since I was only ten

F C

Father father

G C

Where have you been

F C

I've been out in the world

G C

Since I was only ten

F C

Don't worry about me

F G C

About to die of pleurisy

Cross the Mississippi

Cross the Tennessee

Cross the Niobrara

F C

Home I'll never be

Home in old Medora

Home in ol' Truckee

Apalachicola

F C

Home I'll never be

F C

For better or for worse

G C

Or thick and thin

F C G F C

Like being married to the little woman

F C

God he loves me

G C

Like I love him

F C

I want you to do

G C

Just the same for him

F C

Well the worms eat away

F G C

But the worrywarts will win

F C

So I left Montana

G C

On an old freight train

F C

The night my father died

F G C

In the cold, cold rain

Road to Opelousas

Road to Wounded Knee

Road to Ogallala

F C

Home I'll never be

Road to Oklahoma

Road to El Cajon

Road to ol' Tehatchapi

F C

Road to San Antone

Hey hey

Road to Opelousas

Road to Wounded Knee

Road to Ogallala

F C

Home I'll never be

Road to Oklahoma

Road to El Cajon

Road to ol' Tehatchapi

F C

Road to San Antone

Home I'll never be

About On The Road Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play On The Road by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “On The Road chords”, “On The Road guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits On The Road chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy On The Road chords and for experienced players who want accurate On The Road lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G.

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What key is "On The Road" in?

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