F C F C I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade F C F C Like ridin' around on railcars and workin' long days F C F C Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways F C F C Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways F C Call it one drink too many Am C Call it pride of a man F C Am C But it don't make no difference if you sit or you stand F C 'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin F C Yeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin F C Am C We do it over and over and over again F C Am C We do it over and over and over again F Am Oh -oh C Cmaj7 Oh -oh F Am C Cmaj7 Oh -oh -oh -oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh F Am I know there's California, Oklahoma C Cmaj7 And all of the places I ain't ever been to but F Down in the valley with Am Whiskey rivers C Cmaj7 These are the places you will find me hidin' F Am These are the places I will always go C Cmaj7 These are the places I will always go F I am on my way Am I am on my way C Cmaj7 I am on my way back to where I started F Am C Cmaj7 Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh (Continue in background) One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls I hear your name... I saw your face in the crowd and you came out You saw me walkin'... You got a sign on the door and it reads to me Just like the grass and the sun and the... Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh F Am I am on my way C C I am on my way I am on my way back to where I started California, Oklahoma And all of the places I ain't ever been to but Down in the valley with Whiskey rivers These are the places you will find me hidin' F Am These are the places I will always go F C These are the places I will always go So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways