On The Road
From the work Songs of 1975
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Composer: Roger D. Linder
Dm
Night after night the same old thing
G
Drink and play and smoke and sing
Bb
The clubs are packed and ears will ring
F
On C
the Dm
road
Hop in the car the night is done
And all go home but not everyone
It's a hard life on the run
On the road
FMaj7
A bed away will never be a home away from E
home
FMaj7
And all the girls there at the door can never match my E
own
FMaj7
When touring's done back home I'll come to be there at your E
side
FMaj7
But on the road is Hell on Earth, I think that I have E
died
The morning comes, so very soon
The light floods in and fills the room
Four hours sleep must be my doom
On the road
Dm
Give me just a day to Gm
gather up my Dm
senses
Dm
Slave drivGm
er C
give me a Dm
break
Only just a day and I can go on
It Gm
seems that Dm
day I C
never get to Dm
take
Commentary
Written October 24, 1975. Lyrics only, so far. Imagining myself as a touring musician. Chords and melody added 1/16/2014.
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