INTRO G BmAm D x4 VERSE 1: G Bm You've been long and on the open road, Am D You’ve been sleepin’ in the rain. G Em From the dirty words and muddy cells, Am D Your clothes are smeared and stained. G Em But the dirty words and muddy cells, Am D Will soon be judged insane. G C So only stop and rest yourself, Am D ’Til you are off again. CHORUS 1: G C And, take off your thirsty boots, G C And stay for awhile. G Em Your feet are hot and weary, Am D From a dusty mile. G C And maybe I can make you laugh, Am D And maybe I can try. G Em Just looking for the evening, C D G And the mornin’ in your eye. REFRAIN:(Acoustic lead over) G EmC D VERSE 2: G Bm Then tell me of the ones you saw, Am D As far as you could see. G Em Across the plains from field to town, Am D Marching to be free. G Bm And of the rusty prison gates, Am D That tumble by degree, G C Like laughing children, one by one, Am D Who look like you and me. CHORUS 2: G C Then, take off your thirsty boots, G C And stay for awhile. G Em Your feet are hot and weary, Am D From a dusty mile. G C And maybe I can make you laugh, Am D And maybe I can try. G Em Just looking for the evening, Am D G And the mornin’ in your eye. INSTRUMENTAL:(Acoustic lead, piano and harmonica over) G EmAm D x4 VERSE 3: G Bm I know that you’re no stranger, Am D Down the crooked rainbow trail. G Em From dancing cliffheads, shattered sills, Am D Of slandered shackled jails. G Bm But the voices drift up from below, Am D As his walls are being scaled. G And all of this, Em And more my friend, Am D Your song shall not be failed. CHORUS 3: G Em Then, take off your thirsty boots, Am D And stay for awhile. G Em Your feet are hot and weary, Am D From a dusty mile. G C And maybe I can make you laugh, Am D And maybe I can try. G Em Just looking for the evening, Am D G And the mornin’ in your eye. G EmAm D x4 G
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