I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard
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echoes66
[Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (-1/2 Tone)]
[Verse]G C DDown every road there's always one more cityC D GI'm on the run, the highway is my homeG C DI raised a lot of cane back in my younger daysC D GWhile mama used to pray my crops would failG C DNow I'm a hunted fugitive with just two ways:C D GOutrun the law or spend my life in jail[Chorus]G C DI'd like to settle down but they won't let meC DA fugitive must be a rolling stoneG C DDown every road there's always one more cityC D GI'm on the run, the highway is my home[Verse]G C DI'm lonely but i can't afford the luxuryC D GOf having one i love to come alongG C DShe'd only slow me down and they'd catch up with meC D GFor he who travels fastest goes alone[Chorus]G C DI'd like to settle down but they won't let meC DA fugitive must be a rolling stoneG C DDown every road there's always one more cityC D GI'm on the run, the highway is my homeC D GI'm on the run, the highway is my home