Intro 
G G7 C G 
C G C G D 

 
[Verso 1]

         G    G7 C  G 
That old fire in my bones 
        C               G 
Begging me to flee from home 
   C                G                   D 
It caught me in the night while you lay sleeping 
         G   G#   G7    C  G 
Took the steering wheel in hand 
        C              G 
Driving out across the land 
  C              G               D 
Until I ran the gas tank down to empty 

 
[Refrão]

    Am                C            Em D 
Now if the road’s salvation I will follow 
         C               Em              D 
Though I couldn’t keep myself back if I tried 
    Am                 C            Em   D 
But if the road’s the devil darlin’ find me 
        C        Em D  G 
And let homeward be my guide 


 
[Ponte]

G C G C G C G D 


 
[Verso 2]

   G G# G7    C   G 
An alba-tross can fly 
          C              G 
More than forty days and nights 
   C             G               D 
If I keep moving I might do the same 
        G  G#  G7  C  G 
So it's better not to dwell 
     C               G 
In a rest stop or motel 
   C                     G                   D 
Or else my thoughts to you might start to stray 

 
[Refrão]

    Am                C            Em D 
Now if the road’s salvation I will follow 
         C               Em              D 
Though I couldn’t keep myself back if I tried 
C Bm  Am                 C            Em   D 
  But if the road’s the devil darlin’ find me 
        C        Em D  G 
And let homeward be my guide 


 
[Ponte]

G C G C G C G D 
C Bm 
Am C Em D C Em D 
G 

 
[Verso 3]

     G 
Some nights when I’m alone 

I pick up the telephone 
                   G/B            D 
And almost call to say I'm coming back 
      G  G#  G7 C  G 
But I cannot guarantee 
     C            G 
That I will ever be 
C             G            D 
Ready to give up my roving ways 

 
[Refrão]

    Am                C            Em D 
For if the road’s salvation I will follow 
         C               Em              D 
Though I couldn’t keep myself back if I tried 
    Am                 C            Em   D 
But if the road’s the devil darlin’ find me 
        C        Em Em D 
And let homeward be my guide 

Outro 
Am C Em D 
C G D 
    Am                C            Em D 
For if the road’s salvation I must follow 
        C        Em D  G 
And let homeward be my guide