Written by George Clements/Genna Rose Nethercott
Intro G G7 C G C G C G DVerse 1:
G G7 C G That old fire in my bones C G Begging me to flee from home C G D It caught me in the night while you lay sleeping G G# G7 C G Took the steering wheel in hand C G Driving out across the land C G D Until I ran the gas tank down to emptyAm C Em D Now if the road’s salvation I will follow C Em D Though I couldn’t keep myself back if I tried Am C Em D But if the road’s the devil darlin’ find me C Em D G And let homeward be my guideBridge:
G C G C G C G DVerse 2:
G G# G7 C G An alba-tross can fly C G More than forty days and nights C G D If I keep moving I might do the same G G# G7 C G So it's better not to dwell C G In a rest stop or motel C G D Or else my thoughts to you might start to strayAm C Em D Now if the road’s salvation I will follow C Em D Though I couldn’t keep myself back if I tried C Bm Am C Em D But if the road’s the devil darlin’ find me C Em D G And let homeward be my guideBridge:
G C G C G C G D C Bm Am C Em D C Em D GVerse 3:
G Some nights when I’m alone I pick up the telephone G/B D And almost call to say I'm coming back G G# G7 C G But I cannot guarantee C G That I will ever be C G D Ready to give up my roving waysOutro Am C Em D C G D Am C Em D For if the road’s salvation I must follow C Em D G And let homeward be my guideAm C Em D For if the road’s salvation I will follow C Em D Though I couldn’t keep myself back if I tried Am C Em D But if the road’s the devil darlin’ find me C Em Em D And let homeward be my guide