Intro: Em
I've searched in the East
AmEm
Searched in the West
AmB7Em
For the riches that others were hoarding
Fortune is a blind god
CG
Smiling in the breeze
AmB7Em
And forgetting me on this side of Jordan
Chorus:
GC
Take off your old coat
Em
And roll up your sleeves
AmB7EmAm
Life is a hard road to travel
Em
I believe
Thunder in the dark clouds
AmEm
Lightening in the trees
AmB7Em
No shelter above my head afforded
Battered by the hailstones
CG
Blinded by the breeze
AmB7Em
That's my way of life this side of Jordan
Chorus:
GC
Take off your old coat
Em
And roll up your sleeves
AmB7EmAm
Life is a hard road to travel
Em
I believe
Instrumental: EmAmEmAmB7EmCGAmB7Em
See that ragged owl
AmEm
His tattered wings expanded
AmB7Em
He's nailed to the doorway as a warning
So I'm minded by good folk
CG
As an outlaw branded
AmB7Em
Yet, I've hurt no one this side of Jordan
Up above an angel
AmEm
Patching up our plunders
AmB7Em
Our trials and troubles he's recording
Will I find a change there
CG
Better times I wonder
AmB7Em
When I reach the other side of Jordan
Chorus:
GC
Take off your old coat
Em
And roll up your sleeves
AmB7EmAm
Life is a hard road to travel
Em
I believe
AmB7EmAmEm
Life is a hard road to travel
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