Intro:  F#m, D, E  (repeat this twice, then pick up the pace)

F#m                 D              E
I've got the western stars to guide me
F#m                 D              E
Dixie sweet and low all night long
F#m                 D              E
I can hear those fiddles high above me
F#m         D              E
A woman smiles as I sing my song

F#m                 D              E
I've stood in line I've earned my keep
F#m              D                      E
But I can't stop for my destiny
F#m                 D              E
A neon sign calls me to sleep
F#m                 D              E
But I'm wide awake so I roll on

Chorus:
A           E   F#m          D
Travelin' man, ride as far as I can stand
A          E               F#m
My moma cries for the life I choose
A           E     F#m          D
I need a beer but it's too damn far away from here
A             E                  D       
And I have no time to sing the blues.

F#m      D      E
And i know i drink more than i should
F#m      D      E
but i cant slow down for my destiny
F#m      D      E
lord knows i'd stop if i could 
F#m      D      E
but the saints of old lift their glass to me