[Intro]
C G Am Em
C G D
[Verse]
G Bm
I'm goin' where the water rolls, Moses knows the way
Em D C
To my tin roof shanty by the railroad sign where the whistle blows for days
G Bm
Where the mountains bare the face, of an injun brave
Em D C
And the green fields fade such a beautiful gray
Am Em D
Look away, look away
[Verse]
G Bm
Hear the homeward call of the mockingbird
Em D C
Don't it sound just like a banjo ringin' from a dime store curb
G Bm
See the sign on the cross, sayin' "Brother ain't you heard?"
Em D C
That this is the land where salvation ain't a dirty word
[Chorus]
C D
Cold bottled milk and honey mean more than a pocket full of money
G F Em
Oh Mama can you feel me draw near?
C
Been lovin' you down through the years
D
Even on the darkest days
G D
Look away, look away
[Verse]
G Bm
I'm goin' where the cotton grows in rows of snowy bales
Em D C
Where a man and a mule don't look much different to the boss man's scale
G Bm
Where the long leaf pine hide a secret place
Em D C
That everybody knows what it looks like but can't nobody see
[Chorus]
C D
Cold bottled milk and honey mean more than a pocket full of money
G F Em
Oh Mama can you feel me draw near?
C
Keep lovin' you down through the years
D
Even on the darkest days
G D
Look away, I look away
[Bridge]
Em A
To that circle 'round the sun still spinnin' and shine over the Lee Highway
C D C
I look away, I look away, Dixieland
[Instrumental]
G Am Em C G D C G Am Em C G D
[Verse]
G Bm
I'm goin' where the water rolls, Moses knows the way
Em D C
To my old homestead where the lights are trimmed and burnin' 'til day
G Bm
Where the singin' river flows, and it knows every name
Em D C
Of a thousand years of footsteps chasin' its wide domain
[Chorus]
C D
Cold bottled milk and honey mean more than a pocket full of money
G F Em
Oh Mama can you feel me draw near?
C
Keep lovin' you down through the years
D
Even on the darkest days
G D
I Look away, look away
Em A
To that circle 'round the sun still spinnin' and shine over the Lee Highway
C D
Oh I look away, I look away
[Outro]
C G Am Em
C G D
C G Am Em
C G D
G F Em