Intro
G
[Verse]
G C
But I'm down here on this track
C G
Not a shirt upon my back
G C D D
I will sell to you this island that I own
G C
Yes, I feed the mouths I took
C G
But as down winds on the brook
C D G G
Lord, I'm nine hundred miles from my home
[Verse]
G C
If my old lady, she says so
C G
I'll railroad no more
G C D D
Sidetrack this engine, but I still roam
G C
Yes, I've given in my call
C G
I've gladly given it all
C D G G
Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home
[Verse]
G C
If I get down by the bank
C G
And the river still does run
G C D D
Yes, and everything I see turns to foam
G C
And even down on the ocean side
C G
Uh, she don't wade in just to bang my pride
C D G G
Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home
[Outro]
G C
Oh, Mary don't you moan
C G
Don't you weep on the ground
G C D D
Oh, Mary don't you weep and don't you moan
G C
If I get myself in line
C G
I will be there in due time
C D G
Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home