Intro: to tab below whenever the is present, play the tabbed part () e|----0---0---0---0-|--0--| b|----1---1---1---1-|--1--| g|----0---0---0---0-|--2--| d|----2---0---2---2-|--3--| a|--3---2---0-----x-|--3--| E|--------------3---|--0--| I walk a long and lonesome road, The only things that I have ever known, Is this old beat-up six string and a blue Ford van, And my rock band… I'm sorry Mama, I had to leave… I hope one day you and Dad can forgive me, For dropping out of school so I could go and play the fool with my best friends… This life is my own… I throw a dart onto a map and then I make it my home… This life is my own… And I will dance and sing atop this globe… (play like above) Father forgive me for what I've done… I promise you one day light will shine from this son… I know it makes you proud when this whole damn crowd sings my songs… Mom and Dad, you gave me these hands, And taught me how to be a man… I pray when I have children I do right by you and fill them with God's grace… This life is my own… I throw a dart onto a map and then I make it my home… This life is my own… And I will dance and sing atop this globe… I'm not coming home… Bright lights and amplifiers are all I've ever known…
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