Chords for David Ackles Out On The Road

_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
I met a [G] man, _ such a sad old boy, [Cm] _ in a [D] waterfront [Cm] bar. _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ And _ he asked [Fm] me, _ young man, _ [Eb]
don't you think you've [Ab] gone too [Eb] far?
No, _ [G] _ _ _ _ I told him, _ _ _ [Ab] I got so much more living I want to do. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ He was then, he said, _
[Bb] _ I know, I've been [Ab] afraid like [Eb] you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
I met a woman, [G] _ such a poor old [Cm] lady, in a hotel room. _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
And she [Fm] asked me, _ young man, [Eb] don't you think you better run home soon?
_ _ [G] No, _ I told her, no, _ _ _ you see [Ab] I got no brown eyes to run home to. _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ It was then she said, [Bb] _ I know, [Ab] I've been afraid like [Eb] you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, if everybody knows, [G] if everybody _ sees, [Cm] that [C] fear is [Cm] our heavy load,
_ [Ab] _ _ then they ought to know [Bb] _ I got [C] to stay [Eb] out on the road.
_ _ _ _ And if they do [Ab] not _ _ _ [Bb] understand, _ [G] I'll be God's [Cm] to lend a hand.
[Ab] _ _ _ And all I can [Eb] do is pray, _ _ [Bb] please let me stay _ out [Ab] on the road. _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ I met a [G] man, _ a fine young [Cm] man, in a broken down jail.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
And he told me, friend, [Fm] _ _ don't be afraid [Eb] to live.
_ You know it [Ab] doesn't matter if [Eb] you fail.
_ _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ Then he smiled, _ _ he smiled, [Ab] _ _ and I started in to cry.
_ _ _ [Eb] It _ was then he said, [Bb] _ oh, I know, [Ab] I've been afraid [Eb] to die. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] Well, if everybody [G] knows, if everybody sees, _ [Cm] that [C] fear is our [Cm]
heavy _ load,
_ [Ab] _ then they ought to [Bb] know I got to stay out [Eb] on the _ _ _ road.
And if [F] they do [Ab] not _ _ _ [Bb] understand, _ [G] I'll be God's to [Cm] _ _
lend a [Ab] helping hand.
All I can [Eb] do is pray, _ Lord, [Bb] let me stay out [Ab] on the _ _ [Eb] _ road. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ Well, if everybody [G] knows, if everybody _ _ [Cm] sees, that fear, fear is our heavy _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
load,
then you ought to know [Bb] I got to, I got to [Eb] stay out on the road.
And if they do [F] [Ab] not _ understand, _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] I'll be God's to, we [Cm] got to lend [G] a [Ab] helping hand.
Then all I can [Eb] do is pray, _ please [Bb] let me stay _ _ [Ab] out on the road.
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