[Verse 1]
A E
I cut through the Rockies like some unholy blade
A
The icy depths of the Pacific I have bathed
D D/F#
Forever I wander, forever I stray
E
The rustle of wheat fields starts callin' my name
A
Callin' my name
[Chorus]
A E
Let me die in the country that I love the most
A
I'm a plain-to-see plainsman, and this I will boast
D D/F#
My heart it lies far from the east or west coast
E
This plain-to-see plainsman is longin' for home
A
Longin' for home
[Verse 2]
A E
Well the north-folk are dandy, they don't mind the cold
A
The south has filled up both my belly and soul
D D/F#
I know when I'm gray and I know when I'm old
E
These bones will cry out for the place they were born
A
Place they were born
[Chorus]
A E
Let me die in the country that I love the most
A
I'm a plain-to-see plainsman, and this I will boast
D D/F#
A heart that lies far from the east or west coast
E
This plain-to-see plainsman is longin' for home
A
Longin' for home
[Solo]
A E A D D/F# E A
[Verse 3]
A E
I've met beautiful women, a pleasure to see
A
Road-bitten bikers and barefoot hippies
D D/F#
Junkies and saints on my travels I greet
E
But far too few are homesick young plainsmen like me
A
Plainsmen like me
[Chorus]
A E
Let me die in the country that I love the most
A
I'm a plain-to-see plainsman, and this I will boast
D D/F#
A heart that lies far from the east or west coast
E
This plain-to-see plainsman is longin' for home
A
Longin' for home