Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Mandolin/Double Bass)

Verse 1

My mama was the cold north wind,

My daddy was the so-n,

Of a railroad man, from west of Hell,

Where the trains don't even run.

Bridge 1

Never heard the whistle of a South-bound freight,

Or the singing of it's drivin' wheel...(No I...)

Chorus 1

Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.

Never did no wanderin' after all.

Verse 2

They say the highway's just one big road,

And it goes from here to the-re.

And they say you carry a heavy load,

When you're rollin' down the line some-where.

Bridge 2

Never seen the dance of the telephone poles,

As they go whizzin' by...(No I...)

Chorus 2

Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.

Never did no wanderin' after all.

Break

Never did no wanderin'... high.

Never did no wanderin'... low.

Interlude

Verse 3

Now a sailors life is a life for him,

But it never was for me-e.

And I've never soared where the hawk may soar,

Or seen what the hawk might see.

Bridge 3

Never hiked to heaven on a mountain trail,

Never rolled on a river's rage...(No I...)

Chorus 3

Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.

Never did no wanderin' after all.

Outro

Never did no wanderin' after all...

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