INTRO: E G A E (x3) + (Harmonica.) 
 
Verse 1: 
 E                                     G
Well, I'm so tired of crying, but I'm out, 
        A     E                G    A  E
on the road again. I'm on the road a..gain. 
 E                                     G
Well, I'm so tired of crying, but I'm out,  
        A     E                G    A  E
on the road again. I'm on the road a..gain. 
 E                             G        A       E     E G A E
I ain't got no woman, just to call, my special friend.  
 
Verse 2: 
 E                                  G          
You know the first time I traveled out, in the  
 A        E            G    A   E     
rain and snow..in the rain and snow. 
 E                                  G 
You know the first time I traveled out, in the  
 A        E            G    A   E
rain and snow..in the rain and snow. 
 E                             G       A        E  G A E
I didn't have no payroll..not even no place to go. 
 
Verse 3: 
 E                           G      A         E
And my dear mother left me..when I was quite young.. 
        G   A     E
when I was quite young. 
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And my dear mother left me..when I was quite young.. 
        G   A     E
when I was quite young. 
 E                            G     A      E   G A E
She said, 'Lord, have mercy, on my wicked son.' 
 
(Harmonica break.) 
  
Verse 4:
 E                          G                 A      E
Take a hint from me, Mama, please..don't you cry no more.. 
           G   A  E
don't you cry no more. 
 E                          G                 A      E
Take a hint from me, Mama, please..don't you cry no more.. 
           G   A  E
Don't you cry no more. 
 E                            G        A        E   G A E
Cause it's soon one morning, down the road I'm gone. 
  
Verse 5: 
 E                                G      A   E           G  A  E
And I'm going to leave the city, got to go away..got to go a..way. 
 E                                G      A   E           G  A  E
And I'm going to leave the city, got to go away..got to go a..way. 
 E                                     G    A     E    G A E
All this fussin' and fightin', man, I sure can't stay. 
  
Verse 6: 
 E                           G        A        E         G  A   E
But I ain't going down that long old lonesome road..all by myself. 
 E                           G        A        E         G  A   E
But I ain't going down that long old lonesome road..all by myself. 
 E                              G         A    E   G A E
I can't carry you, Baby, gonna carry somebody else.

G  
Together we stand, Divided we fall 
Come on now people, Let's get on the Ball 
        C7                                      G  
And work together Come on, come on Let's work together 
(Now now people) 
      D                           C                    G   D  
Because together we will stand, every boy, every girl and man 
 
       G  
When things go wrong as thes sometimes will 
And the road you travel stays all uphill 
         C7                                       G  
Let's work together, Come on, come on, Let's work together 
       D                                 C                G  D  
You know together we will stand , every boy, girl, woman and a man 
 
 G  
Oh well now, two or three minutes, Two or three hours 
What does it matter now in this life of ours 
           C7                                  G  
Let's work together, Come on, come on Let's work together 
Now now people 
       D                         C                       G   D  
Because together we will stand, every boy, every girl and man 
 
Ahhhh. coome on now...... 
 G  
Well now, make someone happy, make someone smile 
Let's all work together. And make life worthwhile 
      C7                                        G  
Let's work together, Come on, come on Let's work together  
(Now now people) 
      D                         C                          G   D  
Because together we will stand every boy, girl, woman and a man 
 
   G  
Oh well now, come on you people, Walk hand in hand 
Let's make this world of ours, A good place to stand 
        C7                                       G  
And work together, Come on, come on, Let's work together 
(Now now people) 
   D                            C                           G   
Because together we will stand every boy firl, woman and a man 
         D                        C                           G     
Well now together we will stand, Every boy, girl, woman and a man

D  
I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? 
    G                                          D  
I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? 
    A                                            D  
I'm goin' to some place where I've never been before. 
    D  
I'm goin', I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine. 
          G                                 D  
Well, I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine. 
        A                                           D  
You can jump in the water and stay drunk all the time. 
 
    D                    
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away. 
    G                                  D  
I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away. 
         A                                           D  
All this fussin' and fightin', man you know I sure can't stay. 
 
          D  
Now baby, packin' up the truck you know I got to leave today. 
                                           
Just exactly where I'm goin' I can not say,
     G                      D   
but we might even leave the USA. 
       A                                  D 
It's a brand-new game and I don't wanna play. 
 
              G                             D  
No use of you running or screaming and crying 
              A                          D  
But you got a home man, long as I got mine.