C  Em  Am  G  C  Em  Am  G

[Verse]
          F
Weathered stones
                               C
I fished out from some rushing mountain stream
         F
Yellowed books
                                  C
With dog-eared pages, wildflowers pressed between
Am                   Em            F               C
Postcards from every place where I laid me down to sleep
Am          Em                    G
Little souvenirs to remind you of me

[Chorus]
        F                Am
Oh, the road is not your friend
            F           Am
It’s just a means to an end
      Em                     Dm7
How I wish I could take you along
      F              Am
But I take it all on faith
       F              Am
You’ll understand someday
      C         Am7             F     Fm  C
Why I did all I did while I was gone

For a song

[Verse]
          F
I catch a glimpse
                                              C
A glint of something shining somewhere in the great unknown
       F
Like a beast
                          C
I chase it over hills and mountains, valleys, rivers
 C
'Til it’s cornered on a scrap of paper
C
On a bedside table in some cheap motel where the highway drones
    Am                  Em          F                              C
Sometimes it feels like church, sometimes like I’m the last man on earth
       Am            Em           G
Just a voice howling out into the darkness

[Chorus]
        F                Am
Oh, the road is not your friend
            F           Am
It’s just a means to an end
             Em                                      Dm7
I’ll be home late, don’t wait up, just leave a light on
      F              Am
But I take it all on faith
       F              Am
You’ll understand someday
      C         Am7             F     Fm  C
Why I did all I did while I was gone
          Em  F
For a song____

[Chorus]
        F                Am
Oh, the road is not your friend
            F           Am
It’s just a means to an end
      Em                     Dm7
How I wish I could take you along
      F              Am
But I take it all on faith
       F              Am
You’ll understand someday
      C         Am7             F     Fm  C
Why I did all I did while I was gone
C
For a song