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On The Road Again

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[Intro]
C C C C
C C C C
F F C C
F F C C
F F C C
F F C C
[Verse 1]
I Cwould not black woman, tell the Creason why (Why?)
CBlack woman's evil, do things Con the sly (No!)
CLook for your supper to be Cgood and hot (Uh-huh?)
She'll Cnever put a neck-bone Cin the pot
[Chorus]
She's on the Froad again, (just as Fsure as you're born)
Lord, a Cnatural-born eastman on the Croad again
She's on the Froad again, (oh, Fsure as you're born)
Lord, a Cnatural-born eastman on the Croad again
[Verse 2]
  C*                    C*
I went to my window, my window was propped
  C*                  C*
I went to my door, my door was locked
  C*                    C*
I stepped right back, I shook my head
  C*                     C*
A big black nigger in my folding bed
  C*                         C*
I shot through the window, I broke the glass
  C*                         C*
I never seen a little nigger run so fast
[Chorus]
He's on the Froad again, (just as Fsure as you're born)
CLord, a natural-born eastman on the Croad again
He's on the Froad again, (oh, Fsure as you're born)
CLord, a natural-born eastman on the Croad again
[Verse]
CYour friend come to your house, while passing, to rest his hat. (Yeah)
CThe next thing he want to know where's your husband at
CShe says, "I don't know. He's on his way to the pen
C"Come on, mama, let's get on the road again
[Chorus]
He's on the Froad again, (oh, Fsure as you're born)
CLord, a natural-born eastman on the Croad again
He's on the Froad again, (oh, Fsure as you're born)
CLord, a natural-born eastman on the Croad again
[Break]
C C C C
C C C C
F F C C
F F C C
C C C C
C C C C
[Outro]
  F    F  CCome on, mama, on the Groad aCgainC  
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| * strum once
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On The Road Again

by Memphis Jug Band

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C C C

F F C C

[Verse 1]

C C

I would not black woman, tell the reason why (Why?)

C C

Black woman's evil, do things on the sly (No!)

C C

Look for your supper to be good and hot (Uh-huh?)

C C

She'll never put a neck-bone in the pot

[Chorus]

F F

She's on the road again, (just as sure as you're born)

C C

Lord, a natural-born eastman on the road again

F F

She's on the road again, (oh, sure as you're born)

C C

Lord, a natural-born eastman on the road again

[Verse 2]

C C

* *

I went to my window, my window was propped

C C

* *

I went to my door, my door was locked

C C

* *

I stepped right back, I shook my head

C C

* *

A big black nigger in my folding bed

C C

* *

I shot through the window, I broke the glass

C C

* *

I never seen a little nigger run so fast

[Chorus]

F F

He's on the road again, (just as sure as you're born)

C C

Lord, a natural-born eastman on the road again

F F

He's on the road again, (oh, sure as you're born)

C C

Lord, a natural-born eastman on the road again

[Verse]

Your friend come to your house, while passing, to rest his hat. (Yeah)

The next thing he want to know where's your husband at

She says, "I don't know. He's on his way to the pen

"Come on, mama, let's get on the road again

[Chorus]

F F

He's on the road again, (oh, sure as you're born)

C C

Lord, a natural-born eastman on the road again

F F

He's on the road again, (oh, sure as you're born)

C C

Lord, a natural-born eastman on the road again

[Break]

C C C C

F F C C

C C C C

[Outro]

F F C G C C

Come on, mama, on the road again

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| * strum once

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