A    A

[Verse 1]

      A                        A
I got money in my pocket and a guitar in my hand
      F                             F
These lonely nights without you are more than I can stand
  D                                D               A        A
I work like a puppet. . . But it's time to cut the strings

[Verse 2]

        A                                 A
Well, I hit the ground running. . . And I won't be looking back
        F                        F
I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one-way track
   D                    D                 A        A
It won't take too long, just you wait and see

[Refrain]

   G                            D
As long as it will lead me back to you
C                  D             A        A
Any old stretch of blacktop will do

[Verse 3]

D                                D
North, south, east or west, been everywhere it seems
A                                  A
Uptown rooms and honky-tonks don't feel like home to me
        D                                 D
I'll be stepping out the rhythm while I'm singing a new song
         A                 C               D              E        E
And it's knowing where I'm going that will keep me moving on

[Verse 4]

        A                             A
Turn my collar to the wind and put my thumb up in the air
F                             F
Flag a diesel down or catch a bus from anywhere
D                     D             A        A
Colorado, California, or even Kalamazoo

[Refrain]

   G                            D
As long as it will lead me back to you
C                  D             A        A
Any old stretch of blacktop will do


[Instrumental]

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[Verse 5]

        A                                 A
Well, I hit the ground running. . . And I won't be looking back
        F                        F
I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one-way track
D                       D                 A        A
It won't take too long, just you wait and see

[Refrain]

   G                            D
As long as it will lead me back to you
C                  D             A        A
Any old stretch of blacktop will do

[Instrumental]

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[Outro]

D                                D
North, south, east or west, been everywhere it seems
A                                  A
Uptown rooms and honky-tonks don't feel like home to me
        D                                 D
I'll be stepping out the rhythm while I'm singing a new song
       C                D            A                 A
’Cause right around the corner, I’ll see the lights of hell

[Instrumental]

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