G 	        C 	       G
Back home, The familys eating dinner.
 	  	       C 	  	  	 G
Theres a fire, in the fireside warm and bright
 	  	  	  	     Am 	  	   C
But I won't be there today, cause I got a debt to pay
 	  Am 	  	       D 	  	      Em
And they dont let black sheep stray from the road
 	 Am 	  	      D 	  	     G
No they dont let black sheep stray from the road


G 	      C 	  	     G
My throat is crying out for water
 	   C 	  	   G
Lord that wind is blowing cold
 	  	  	  	   Am 	        C
That guard is watching me, like a hawk up in a tree
 	 Am 	       D 	  	      Em
And I'm longing to be free, from the road
        Am 	       D 	  	       G
Yes I'm longing to be free, from the road


G 	     C 	  	      G
Every bone, inside my body's aching
 	  	     C 	  	       G
And that guard dont care if I live or die
 	  	  	        Am 	   C
He told me yesterday, son dont try to get away,
 	 Am 	  	 D 	      Em
Or I'll lay you down to stay, by the road
 	  Am 	  	  D 	       G
Yes I'll lay you down to stay, by the road.