Ready For The Road

A belt with a bull's head for a buckle               | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |
High boots that satisfy the western code             | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
A signet ring the size of Samson's knuckle           |F#m / / / |F#m / / / | D  / / / | D  / / / |
And I'm gettin' ready for the road                   | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |

I'm gettin' ready, I'll soon be good an' ready       | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
Yes I'm gettin' ready for the road                   |F#m / / / |F#m / / / | D  / / / | D  / / / |
I'm gettin' ready, yes I'll soon be good an' ready   | A  / / / | A  / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
For the road                                         | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |

Blue Jeans that clutch me tighter than a pipe wrench | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |
Two guns it took a fork-lift truck to load           | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
I feel like I'm standin' in a slip-trench            |F#m / / / |F#m / / / | D  / / / | D  / / / |
But I'm gettin' ready for the road                   | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |

For the road is the home of a troubadour             | D  / / / | E7 / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |
And a troubadour is what I am                        | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |
And I travel the trail of a troubadour               | D  / / / | E7 / / / |F#m / / / |F#m / / / |
From the Empire Pool to Birmingham                   | B7 / / / | B7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |

But my heart belongs to Tulsa and to Tucson          | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |
For me the Alamo is à la mode                        | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
And just as soon as my 'orse can get its shoes on    |F#m / / / |F#m / / / | D  / / / | D  / / / |
I'll be ready for the road                           | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |

I'm gettin' ready, I'll soon be good an' ready       | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
Yes I'm gettin' ready for the road                   |F#m / / / |F#m / / / | D  / / / | D  / / / |
I'm gettin' ready, yes I'll soon be good an' ready   | A  / / / | A  / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
For the road                                         | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |

I'm gettin' ready, yes I'll soon be good an' ready   | A  / / / | A  / / / | E7 / / / | E7 / / / |
For the road                                         | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / | A  / / / |

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