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