Verse
F#
Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny can't come home
B F#
Johnny can't come home, Johnny can't come home
F# D#m
Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny can't come home
B F#
Johnny's been out on the road too long
[Chorus]
F#
So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
B F#
Summers almost gone, winters coming on
F# D#m
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
A B F#
And it seems like I've gotta travel on
[Verse]
F#
That chilly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
B F#
Going home to stay, going home to stay
F# D#m
And that chilly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way
B F#
And I feel like I just wanna travel on
[Chorus]
F#
So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
B F#
Summers almost gone, winters coming on
F# D#m
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
A B F#
And it seems like I've wantta travel on
[Verse]
F#
There's a lonesome freight at 6: 08 a coming through the town
B F#
I'll be homeward bound, I'll be homeward bound
F# D#m
F# lonesome freight at 6: 08 coming all through the town
B F#
And I feel like I just wanna travel on
[Chorus]
F#
So I done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
B F#
Summers almost gone, winters coming on, yes it is
F# D#m
Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long
A B F#
And it seems like I've wantta travel on