EmVerse 1:
EmDEmGB7
My mama was the cold north wind, my daddy was the so-n,
EmD
Of a rail road man, from west of Hell,
CBmEm
Where the trains don't even run.
Bridge 1:
GEm
Never heard the whistle of a South-bound freight,
GB7
Or the singing of it's drivin' wheel... no I...
Chorus 1:
EmDEmG
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
EmB7Em
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Verse 2:
EmD
They say the highway's just one big road,
EmGB7
And it goes from here to the-re.
EmD
And they say you carry a heavy load,
CBmEm
When you're rollin' down the line some-where.
Bridge 2:
GEm
Never seen the dance of the telephone poles,
GB7
As they go whizzin' by... no I...
Chorus 2:
EmDEmG
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
EmB7Em
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Break:
AmEm
Never did no wanderin'... high.
AmB7
Never did no wanderin'... low.
EmVerse 3:
EmD
Now a sailors life is a life for him,
EmGB7
But it never was for me-e.
EmD
And I've never soared where the hawk may soar,
CBmEm
Or seen what the hawk might see.
Bridge 3:
GEm
Never hiked to heaven on a mountain trail,
GB7
Never rolled on a river's rage... no I...
Chorus 3:
EmDEmG
Never did no wanderin', never did no wanderin'.
EmB7Em
Never did no wanderin' after all.
Outro:
EmB7E
Never did no wanderin' after all...
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.