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