C Em Am G C Em Am G
[Verse]
F
Weathered stones
C
I fished out from some rushing mountain stream
F
Yellowed books
C
With dog-eared pages, wildflowers pressed between
Am Em F C
Postcards from every place where I laid me down to sleep
Am Em G
Little souvenirs to remind you of me
[Chorus]
F Am
Oh, the road is not your friend
F Am
It’s just a means to an end
Em Dm7
How I wish I could take you along
F Am
But I take it all on faith
F Am
You’ll understand someday
C Am7 F Fm C
Why I did all I did while I was gone
For a song
[Verse]
F
I catch a glimpse
C
A glint of something shining somewhere in the great unknown
F
Like a beast
C
I chase it over hills and mountains, valleys, rivers
C
'Til it’s cornered on a scrap of paper
C
On a bedside table in some cheap motel where the highway drones
Am Em F C
Sometimes it feels like church, sometimes like I’m the last man on earth
Am Em G
Just a voice howling out into the darkness
[Chorus]
F Am
Oh, the road is not your friend
F Am
It’s just a means to an end
Em Dm7
I’ll be home late, don’t wait up, just leave a light on
F Am
But I take it all on faith
F Am
You’ll understand someday
C Am7 F Fm C
Why I did all I did while I was gone
Em F
For a song____
[Chorus]
F Am
Oh, the road is not your friend
F Am
It’s just a means to an end
Em Dm7
How I wish I could take you along
F Am
But I take it all on faith
F Am
You’ll understand someday
C Am7 F Fm C
Why I did all I did while I was gone
C
For a song
