Old 97's - Iron road

^FHundred ^Bblists of^F reasons I keep 'round ^BbWhy I never had a family ^FWhy I couldn't settle down ^BbWhy I'd sooner^F in t^Dmhe mirror see a hobo lookin' low ^GmBut the re^Dmasons ^Bbnow esca^Fpe me as I walk the iron road

^FLike a l^Bbot of ki^Fds I left my boyhood home ^BbWorked a lit^Ftle on the railroad, Worked a little travelin' on ^BbTil the closes^Ft tha^Dmt I ever got to an address or a phone ^GmWas the da^Dmy I sp^Bbent my l^Fast two bits on a one page letter home

^BbAt 21 my arc^Fhes lay down flat ^Gm22 I start^Dmed takin' loans ^BbBut if the train wi^Dmll come I'll wipe the box car dirt from off my bones ^BbAnd I'll curse the whee^Fls that roll me, roll me down that iron road

^BbIron road, ir^Fon road,^A you'll ^Bbnever give u^Fp the gold ^GmI spent 24^Dm hours today lookin' back and feelin' low ^Bb24 hours of lookin^F' back can kill you, I've been told

^FAt 60 my ^Bbdad left^F his boyhood town ^BbWithin a year ^Four mother followed him to higher ground ^BbAnd I'll be ne^Fxt to^Dm join 'em soon as I see that engine roll ^GmGonna lay ^Dmmy hea^Bbd on the^F railroad bed and leave that iron road (2x)