Tom: G
Introdução:
G
G
Well you walk into the room and switch on the TV
C9
And there's Phil Donahue or Oprah Winfrey
D
And suddenly you don't feel so lonely
C9 G
Even though you're out on the road
G
Open up the drawer and there's that bible
C9
God's honest truth, but you're not liable
D
To use it you prefer myth and libel
C9 G
That's 'cause you're out on the road
G
It's baby shampoo, no you're not snobby
C9
Losing your toothbrush is your hobby
D
Lucky they sell that stuff in the lobby
C9 G
Lucky that you're out on the road
C9
Out on the road, out on the road
G
You're Willy Loman, and you're Tom Joad
D C9 G
Vladimir and Estragon, Kerouac, Genghis Khan
C9
Out on the road, out on the road
G
'Keep on going' is your creed and code
D
It's a different way of life it's a whole other mode
C9 G
Living out on the road
D
Well you're packin' 'em in so we did ok
But the people from the record company didn't pay
C9
Willie Nelson has a bus
G
And a sound man he can kick and cuss
D
And a road manager to make a fuss
C9 G
Willie goes out on the road
C9
A roadie carries his guitar
G
And in that bus is a VCR
D
Well Willie deserves it, he's a big old star
C9 G
Willie goes out on the road
C9
So Willie goes out for weeks at a time
G
Makes a ton of money, it's a life sublime
D
But for me it's punishment and crime
C9 G
Why do I go out on the road?
Out on the road, out on the road