I'm A Long Way From Home G A I'm a long way from home G A And so all alone G A D Homesick, like I never thought I'd be D7 G A I'm a long way from home G A And everything is wrong G A D Someone please watch over me D D7 G I'm not accustomed to these feelings A D The lonliness is burning in my soul G Sometimes the mind is so misleading A D I wish I'd stayed at home like I was told Repeat chorus --------------------------------------------------------------- Lonesome Blues C G Another life time living long nights F I'm watchin the sunrise C G Before I lay down to sleep C G F G Livin at parties, watchin my 20s, hittin my 30s C G Let me go, (chorus) F C G But thats all I been livin for F C G When theres nothin left to lose anymore G F# F If theres a door I'll go through C G F C And walk right into my Lonesome Blues (repeat Intro) V2 G Runin my friends off, lie cheat and I get caught F C G They tell me Im lost, but I dont care anymore C G Having a free mind, living the freelife C G C G Knowing that my flight is going to crash and burn (to chorus) C G Im writing my stories, my worst mornings F C G Im pulling my heartstrings, to help me find myself C G Living in the past, smokin up my grass F G C G having a good laugh, just to loose myself F C G But thats all I been livin for F C G When theres nothing left to lose anymore G F# F If theres a door, Ill walk on through, C G F C And walk on into my Lonesome Blues, G F C And walk on into my Lonesome Blues ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lonesome Blues 2 c g another life time living long nights I'm watching f c g c the sunrise before I lay down to sleep, living at parties, g f g c watching my 20s,hitting my 30s, let me go Chorus g f c g ,but that's all I been living for,when there's nothing f c left to lose anymore, g f c g if there's a door, I'll go through,and walk,right into, f c my lonesome, blues, -2nd verse- c g running my friends off, lie ,cheat ,and I get caught f c g they tell me that im lost,but i dont care anymore, c g f having a free mind,living a free life,knowing that my g c flight, is going to crash and burn, -chorus- g f c g but that's all I been living for,when there's nothing f c left to lose anymore, g f c g if there's a door, I'll go through,and walk,right into, f c my lonesome, blues -3rd verse- I'm writing my stories, my worst mornings,I'm pulling my heartstrings,to help me find myself,living with my past, smoking up my grass, and having a good life,just to lose myself, -chorus- g f c g but that's all I been living for,when there's nothing f c left to lose anymore, g f c g if there's a door, I'll go through,and walk,right into, f c c g f my lonesome, blues,and walk,right into, my lonesome, c blues --------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Friend Intro: D D I blew in on Tuesday, and shook off my blues day G And glady indulged in some tea E In the time you'd been biding were the songs you'd been writing A So you glady sang them to me D We talked about old times, the good times, the bad times G And how deep down we're still the same E And we talked about women and the hard times we're livin' A And how some things just never change CHORUS: G D Oh old friend, I might have gone crazy A If I'd lived alone a moment too long G D I'll keep you strong, don't let me get lazy A When the rest of the world leaves me blue D Old friend, thank God I still have you BREAK: D A D 'Til 3 in the morning we sat there recalling The times of when we were young While nights on the town when the world had us down And the pimps and the songs that they sung And you'll smoke and you'll ask me how did my life just pass me Is it something that I'm doin' wrong And I'll say the answers to all of your questions Is why we've been friends so long CHORUS A When the rest of the world leaves me blue G Old friend, thank God I still have you D Oh I'm sure glad I do BREAK CHORDS out ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Letter C G I found a letter just yesterday Am F And what it say I can't disclose. C G I read that letter and every word it say Am F And my heart it just froze. CHORUS: C G Ain't it a shame, ain't it a shame C F Ain't it shame, such a sad, sad shame C My baby's been runnin' around, G All around this town C G F C With another man. C G I packed her stuff up, put it out on the front porch Am F When she gets home she'll surely see. C G You know it was so hard goin' through our life together, Am F Figurin' out what belongs to you and what belongs to me CHORUS: C G Ain't it a shame, ain't it a shame C F Ain't it shame, such a sad, sad shame C My baby's been runnin' around, G All around this town C G F C With another man. Em Am So many times I've forgiven her Em Am So much time I can never get back Dm Am I don't wanna know how long it's been goin' on Em G I just wanna leave this town and never look back CHORUS: C G Ain't it a shame, ain't it a shame C F Ain't it shame, such a sad, sad shame C My baby's been runnin' around, G All around this town F C G C G With another man. F C G C Ain't it a shame? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Song Is Still Slipping Away C G F C With a bag, a bottle and this old guitar C G F C In The back of some bus on the road C G F C I'm living the high life with nothing to show C G C But a love thats letting me go F G C Your heroes turn out to be assholes F C G And the light that youre chasing in the tunnel is a train F G C F The singers in key, the guitars in tune C G C But the song is still slipping away The lights of the city paint a stage in the night For two hearts breaking in time Wild horses are cursed with their freedom in mind And a hunger left burning inside Chorus