Intro: (played on Mandolin/Bass)
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Em (x4)
Verse 1:
Em D
My mama was the cold North wind
Em G B7
My daddy was the s-o-n
Em D
Of a railroad man from West of hell
Em B7 Em
Where the trains don't even run
Bridge 1:
G Em
Never heard the whistle of a South-bound freight
G B7
Or the singing of it's drivin' wheel
(No I...)
Chorus 1
Em D
Never did no wanderin'
Em G
Never did no wanderin'
Em B7 Em
Never did no wanderin' after all
Verse 2:
Em D
They say the highway's just one big road
Em G B7
And it goes from here to the-re
Em D
And they say you carry a heavy load
Em B7 Em
When you're rollin' down the line some-where
Bridge 2:
G Em
Never seen the dance of the telephone poles
G B7
As they go whizzin' by,
(No I...)
Chorus 2
Em D
Never did no wanderin'
Em G
Never did no wanderin'
Em B7 Em
Never did no wanderin' after all
Middle 8:
Am
Never did no wanderin'
Em (Riff 1)
High
Am
Never did no wanderin'
B7 (Riff 2) Em
Low
(Riff 1)
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(Riff 2)
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Em (x4)
Verse 3:
Em D
Now a sailors life is a life for him
Em G B7
But it never was for me-e
Em D
And I've never soared where the hawk may soar
Em B7 Em
Or seen what the hawk might see
Bridge 3:
G Em
Never hiked to heaven on a mountain trail
G B7
Never rolled on a river's rage
(No I...)
Chorus 3
Em D
Never did no wanderin'
Em G
Never did no wanderin'
Em B7 Em
Never did no wanderin' after all
Em D E
Never did no wanderin' after all
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
Em D G B7 Am E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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