IntroGCGDVerse 1G5CGC
Mamma's tears fell so easy Daddy's handshake was strong. . .
DGDGD
Then I climbed aboard that Greyhound Eighteen and glad to be gone.
Verse 2G5CGC
Took a rented room on Broadway As I unpacked everything I owned.
DGDG
I found a note my mamma left me With a Bible and a bus ticket home.
Chorus
It Said, [SPOKEN]
CG
One will get you where you're going When you haven't got a prayer.
DGD
And one will bring you back, son If your dreams ain't waiting
G
there. . .
CG
You're out on your own now We won't be there to fall back on. . .
AmG5CD
But you know we're never farther Than a Bible and a bus ticket
GCGD
home.
Verse 3G5CG
The years have come and gone and taken The only things in life I
C
ever counted on. . .
DGDGD
But I'm going back tomorrow To lay flowers on their stone.
Verse 4G5CG
I can almost hear my mamma calling Saying, son come back where you
C
belong. . .
DGDG
You've got all you need to get here A Bible and a bus ticket home.
Chorus
It said, [SPOKEN]
CG
One will get you where you're going When you haven't got a prayer.
DGD
And one will bring you back, son If your dreams ain't waiting
G
there. . .
CG
You're out on your own now We won't be there to fall back on. . .
AmG5CD
But you know we're never farther Than a Bible and a bus ticket
G
home.
OutroAmG5C
Boy, you know we're never farther. . .
DGCG
Than a Bible and a bus ticket home.
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.