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