Verse
B
Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny can't come home
E B
Johnny can't come home, Johnny can't come home
B G#m
Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny can't come home
E B
Johnny's been out on the road too long
[Chorus]
B
So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
E B
Summers almost gone, winters coming on
B G#m
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
D E B
And it seems like I've gotta travel on
[Verse]
B
That chilly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
E B
Going home to stay, going home to stay
B G#m
And that chilly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
E B
And I feel like I just wanna travel on
[Chorus]
B
So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
E B
Summers almost gone, winters coming on
B G#m
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
D E B
And it seems like I've wantta travel on
[Verse]
B
There's a lonesome freight at 6: 08 a coming through the town
E B
I'll be homeward bound, I'll be homeward bound
B G#m
B lonesome freight at 6: 08 coming all through the town
E B
And I feel like I just wanna travel on
[Chorus]
B
So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
E B
Summers almost gone, winters coming on, yes it is
B G#m
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
D E B
And it seems like I've wantta travel on