G         D               G
I'm travelin' down this weary road
    G         D               Am      D
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G                                G7
   I'm travelin' down this weary road
C                        Eb
    A troubled mind is a heavy load
G                D               G
   I'm travelin' down this weary road

G            D            G
   I hold my ticket in my hand
  G       D            Am      D   F#dim7   Gdim7
I hold my ticket in my hand
G                         G7
   I hold my ticket in my hand
C                   Eb
   I headed for the Promised Land
G            D            G
   I hold my ticket in my hand

[Chorus]
D        Em       C          G
   I'm a thousand miles from home
D     Em       C          G     D
I'm a thousand miles from home
G                  G7
   I'm a thousand miles from home
C                         Eb
   The Georgia rain blows wild and cold
G        D                   G
   I'm a thousand miles from home

[Interlude]
C    Eb    Em    G
C    Eb    Em    Am7    D    D7

[Verse]
G            D                G
   I told my love my last goodbye
   G     D             Am      D    D7
My very, very last goodbye
G                    G7
   I told my love my last goodbye
C                         Eb
   I hang my head and the tears just cry
G            D                G
   I told my love my last goodbye

[Chorus]
D        Em       C          G
   I'm a thousand miles from home
D     Em       C          G     D
I'm a thousand miles from home
G                  G7
   I'm a thousand miles from home
C                         Eb
   The Georgia rain blows through my bones
G        D                   G
   I'm a thousand miles from home