Johnny Cash - Orphan of the road

From a ^Ccarny show and a ^Grodeo that ^Fshared a ^Dthree-day ^Gstand A ^Fcowboy met a ^Gfiery carny ^Cqueen In ^Cnew spring nights ^Gamid the lights of the ^Fpainted ^Dcarny ^Gvan They ^Flaughed and loved and ^Gshared short-lived ^Cdreams But the c^Carny show and the ^Grodeo went their separa^Fte ways ^{D G} And the ^Fcarny season ^Gbloomed and soon moved ^Con And ^CI was born on a ^Gwinter morn to the ^Fdark-eyed ^Dcarny ^Gqueen The ^Ftoo-late son of ^Gsomething that was ^Cgone The ^Fblack-sheep child that ^Ggrew up wild from the ^Cseed the four winds ^Fsowed Unwanted ^Gson of ^Cice and fire, an ^Forphan ^Gof the ^Croad

I ^Cwas still a child when my ^Gmama died of a ^Fchill that ^Dclosed her ^Geyes So ^FI was left to ^Ggrow up on my ^Cown W^Cithout a name, too ^Gwild to tame. ^FNo one ^Gcared to ^Ctry So ^Fmostly I was ^Gmostly left ^Calone In ^Cdingy bars and ^Gcold boxcars, ^Fhobo ^Djungle ^Gcamps I j^Foined the men who ^Gdrift from town to ^Ctown The ^Csurging flood of ^Grestless blood ^Fflowed in^Gside my ^Cveins I'd ^Fnever find the ^Gtime to settle ^Cdown

The ^Fblack sheep child that ^Ggrew up wild From the ^Cseed the four winds ^Fsowed Unwanted ^Gson of ^Cice and fire An ^Forphan ^Gof the ^Croad

In the ^Cmisty rain, I ^Gcaught the train that ^Fslowed down ^Gthrough the ^Ctown And I ^Fpulled myself ^Ginto the boxcar ^Cdoor In a ^Cpassing light in the ^Gdeep gray night, I ^Fsaw the ^Gstill dark ^Cform Of an ^Fold man lying ^Gsick upon the ^Cfloor And he s^Caid "I tried to ^Gfind her, but they ^Ftold me ^Gthat she'd ^Cdied And ^Fthat she'd ^Gleft an only son ^Cbehind And I t^Cried to find him, ^Gbut I never did, but I ^Fknow I could ^Grest in ^Cpeace If I ^Fcould just ^Gsee him once before I ^Cdie I f^Cound a match and I ^Gquickly scratched it ^Finto a ^Gflicker and ^Cflame Then ^FI held it c^Glose and I gently^C raised his head My ^Cmother, sir," I ^Gsaid of her, "I ^Fhave her ^Gsame dark ^Ceyes He ^Fsmiled a cowboy ^Gsmile and then was ^Cdead

The ^Fblack sheep child that ^Ggrew up wild From the ^Cseed the four winds ^Fsowed Unwanted ^Gson of ^Cice and fire An ^Forphan ^Gof the ^Croad