riff 1 : Power chords:  E-E-D-E-E-D- etc.
riff 2: Power chords:  G-G-D-G-G-D- etc.

riff 1
Em           C            D                 riff 1
Shut off the t.v and peel off those sunday gloves,
    Am             Em                     D        riff 1
And I`ll stain the clean that you've been counting, 
Em      C               D          riff 2
Old Mr. Fletcher passed by here today,
      Am          Em           D              riff 1
After 40 years of toil he just up and walked away,
   Em         C          D             riff 1 
Fantastic the panic that showed in his eyes,
   Am              Em         D       riff 1
He shrugged when I asked him about it,
   Em                  C                D              riff 2
He said "young man pay heed, you listen well to what I say, 
    Am            Em         D           Em
Now there comes a time for a man to walk away", 
      D                Em
Walk away, I'll be a parade,
    C         B5     
And I'll be determined that no one shall 
   Em          C
Dissuade on my way,
     D              G       C            B5
I'll sure take some time to burn all the bridges
                   riff 1
That I'm leaving behind,

   Em         C               D                  riff 1
He passed by again and he was shivering from the cold,
        Am         Em                D       riff 1
I'm not sure but I think that he was trying,
   Em                C           D                 riff 2
He told me about the weather and something old to pay,
       Am           Em               D            Em
"But tomorrow, " he said, "I'm gonna surely walk away"
      D                Em
Walk away, I'll be a parade,
    C         B5     
And I'll be determined that no one shall 
   E           C
Dissuade on my way,
     D             G       C            B5
I'll take my sweet time and burn all the bridges
                   riff 1
That I'm leaving behind,
 D                Em
Away, I'll be a parade,
    C         B5     
And I'll be determined that no one shall 
    riff 1
Dissuade