Intro: C Em C D/F# C Em D/F# 

Verse 1
 
Em                     C  
She might be wearing a green chemise 
      Em                            C  
And a hat that she bought 'cause it matches her jeans 
        D/F#                     C 
And the water she drinks well it comes from a stream 
       Em                          D/F# 
By the house she might win in that hospital lottery 
       Em                    C            
And I might be stumbling and cursing them all                     
         Em                   C                        D/F# 
When she picks me up from the place that we both call disaster relief 
        C                        Em 
For the rent must be paid by the first of the month 
     D/F# 
Or in my case, 15th 
 


[Refrão]
        C 
This is good as far as I can tell 
           Em                      C 
It's still heavy as hell when it's good 
      Em 
And I do like the road 
           C 
But I'd be better at home 
       Em 
I will pine for the oak streets 
    C                       D/F# 
And pine for the cedars and you 

(Bridge)
 
Em 
Been around I suppose 
       C 
I have chatted and chewed 
       Em                      C 
I have lugged my guitar to the nice cafe blues 
         Em               C                    D/F#                         
And when I come home I am coming home to this street and these avenues 

 

[Refrão]
        C 

This is good but as far as I can tell 
           Em                      C 
It's still heavy as hell when it's good 
      Em 
And I do like the road 
           C 
But I'd be better at home 
       Em 
I will pine for the oak streets 
    C                       D/F# 
And pine for the cedars and you