[Intro]
C F Am G x4
[Verse]
C F
I set out about five years back
Am G
Travelin all across this countryside
C F
Half beaten, not broken
Am G
I'll keep my eyes open wide
C F
I'll walk the hills of Appalachia
Am G
Smell the sweet grass in Tennessee
C F
I've tasted salt down in Carolina
Am G
Seen the waves crash in Chincoteague
[Chorus]
C G
High lonesome is what I
Am F
Been living for way too long
C G
No money in my pocket
Am F
No money to hear these songs roll on
[Instrumental]
C F Am G x2
[Verse]
C F
Dusty dreams in New Mexico desert
Am G
To the foothills of the mountains high
C F
Across the plains and their windswept barrens
Am G
Worn out train on the Western sky
[Chorus]
C G
High lonesome is what I
Am F
Been living for way too long
C G
No money in my pocket
Am F
No money to hear these songs roll on
[Instrumental]
C F Am G x2
[Verse]
C F
My fortune's changed in Colorado
Am G
I met my baby and I knew for sure
C F
My ramblin days were done for good
Am G
Now I'm certain that I'll have no more
[Chorus]
C G
High lonesome is what I
Am F
Been living for way too long
C G
No money in my pocket
Am F
No money to hear these songs roll on
[Outro]
C G
High lonesome is what I
Am F
Been living for way too long
C G
No money in my pocket
Am F
No money to hear these songs roll on
[Instrumental]
C F Am G x3
C F Am G C x1