On The Road Again

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Well, I'm so tired of crying, but 
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I'm out,
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on the road again. I'm on the road
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 a..gain.
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Well, I'm so tired of crying, but 
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I'm out,
       A     E                G   
on the road again. I'm on the road
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 a..gain.
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I ain't got no woman, just to 
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call, my special friend.


[Verse 2]

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You know the first time I traveled 
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out, in the
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rain and snow..in the rain and snow.
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You know the first time I traveled 
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out, in the
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rain and snow..in the rain and snow.
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I didn't have no payroll..not 
     A        E  G A E
even no place to go.


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[Verse 3]

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And my dear mother left me..when I
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 was quite young..
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when I was quite young.
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And my dear mother left me..when I
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 was quite young..
       G   A     E
when I was quite young.
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She said, 'Lord, have mercy, on my
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 wicked son.'

(Harmonica break.)


[Verse 4]

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Take a hint from me, Mama, 
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please..don't you cry no more..
          G   A  E
don't you cry no more.
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Take a hint from me, Mama, 
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please..don't you cry no more..
          G   A  E
Don't you cry no more.
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Cause it's soon one morning, down
     A        E   G A E
 the road I'm gone.


[Verse 5]

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And I'm going to leave the city, 
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got to go away..got to go a..way.
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And I'm going to leave the city, 
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got to go away..got to go a..way.
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All this fussin' and fightin', 
    G    A     E    G A E
man, I sure can't stay.


[Verse 6]

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But I ain't going down that long 
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old lonesome road..all by my..self.
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But I ain't going down that long 
    A        E         G  A   E
old lonesome road..all by my..self.
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I can't carry you, Baby, gonna 
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carry somebody else.