F Bb F Hundred lists of reasons I keep 'roundBb Why I never had a familyF Why I couldn't settle downBb F Dm Why I'd sooner in the mirror see a hobo lookin' lowGm Dm Bb F But the reasons now escape me as I walk the iron road [Verse 2]F Bb F Like a lot of kids I left my boyhood homeBb F Worked a little on the railroad, Worked a little travelin' onContinues after the adBb F Dm Til the closest that I ever got to an address or a phoneGm Dm Bb F Was the day I spent my last two bits on a one page letter home [Bridge]Bb F At 21 my arches lay down flatGm Dm 22 I started takin' loansBb Dm But if the train will come I'll wipe the box car dirt from off my bonesBb F And I'll curse the wheels that roll me, roll me down that iron road [Chorus]Bb F A Bb F Iron road, iron road, you'll never give up the goldGm Dm I spent 24 hours today lookin' back and feelin' lowBb F 24 hours of lookin' back can kill you, I've been told [Verse 3]F Bb F At 60 my dad left his boyhood townBb F Within a year our mother followed him to higher groundBb F Dm And I'll be next to join 'em soon as I see that engine rollGm Dm Bb F Gonna lay my head on the railroad bed and leave that iron road (2x)
Iron Road
Waylon Jennings
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