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. 
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I ain't got no woman, just to call, my special friend.  
 
Verse 2: 
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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. 
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I didn't have no payroll..not even no place to go. 
 
Verse 3: 
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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. 
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She said, 'Lord, have mercy, on my wicked son.' 
 
(Harmonica break.) 
  
Verse 4:
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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. 
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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.