[Verse]
C E7
I been wanderin’ early, been wanderin’ late
A7 Dm G
From New York City to that Golden Gate
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
My grandpa worked the railroad, his brother was a bum
A7 Dm G
And it ain’t that hard to smell, (sniff, sniff) which one I’ve become
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
I see you Mr. Engineer, yer loco’s painted black
A7 Dm G
And I’m gettin’ on that train the next time it doubles back (woot! woot!)
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
Been workin’ on the railroad, been workin’ on the farm
A7 Dm G
All I got to show is this (tattoo/muscle) on my arm
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
They say there’s fish in the ocean, monster in the sea
A7 Dm G
An’ that blonde-haired woman made a monkey outta me (again!)
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
They say there’s a land deep of fire, a land up in the sky
A7 Dm G
But (brother/sister) you’ll be searchin’, until the day you die
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
I was blessed by Jesus, I shook the devil’s hand
A7 Dm G
I been cursed to wander in the gypsy folk punk street band
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
I’ve ridden the Overland route, seen the whole West Coast
A7 Dm G
I been to the Dirty South, ain’t nowhere left to go (but space!)
C E7 Am Dm G
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’
[Verse]
C E7
I been drinkin’ in the train yard with a big ol’ box o’ wine
A7 Dm G
I been drinkin’ in the alley with my Colt ’45
C E7
And it looks like we’re just a little bit too drunk
Am Dm G
To go wa-annderin’
2, 3, 4! (/double time)
G
[Verse]
C E7
I been wanderin’ early, been wanderin’ late
A7 Dm G
From New York City to that Golden Gate
C E7 Am Dm C7
Looks like I an’t never gonna cease, my waaaanderin’