Rocking Chair Blues

      F                            
I was born in the country and 
         Bb
raised in the town
              F      C       
I spent every Sunday wandering 
  Dm
around
  F                                
I raised lots of cane till my momma
       Bb
 would cry
              F                    
She prayed my harvest would wither 
    Dm
and die
Bb                    C          F
Wither and die, Lord, wither and die


[Chorus]
      Bb                     
These slow-going highways and 
                     F
red-running river I choose
    Bb                             
The song of a siren, the rhythm of 
           F
nothing to lose
      C                            
Every step off the front porch is a
 Bb                      F
 step into rocking chair blues


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[Verse 2]
  F                             
I went down to Oxford to find me 
      Bb
some blues
              F        C           
I measure the miles by holes in my 
Dm
shoes
   F                               
I listen for autumn and followed 
  Bb
the sound
              F                    
And left off the things that fell 
      Dm
to the ground
Bb                        C      
Fell to the ground, Lord, fell to
     F
 the ground


[Chorus]
      Bb                     
These slow-going highways and 
                     F
red-running river I choose
    Bb                             
The song of a siren, the rhythm of 
           F
nothing to lose
      C                            
Every step off the front porch is a
 Bb                      F
 step into rocking chair blues

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
Gm7                               
If I wandered away would you call 
   F
me back?
        G          C
'Cause I'm already gone
Gm                                
I'm drifting astray and humming 
  G       Cm
the highway song
      F                            
I was born in the country and 
         Bb
raised in the town
              F      C       
I spent every Sunday wandering 
  Dm
around
Bb                      C         
Wandering around, Lord, wandering 
F
around