From the recording Phthalo Blue
Song features Robbie Flint on pedal steel, Mark Lysher on bass, Scott Taylor on drums and Mac Walter on guitar.
Lyrics
6. Lonesome Road (F)
Intro:: F/A Bb Dm Bb F/A Bb F F
Verse. 1: F F/A Bb Bb/C Bb/D Bb/E F (C C Bb/D F Bb/D F)
When I was young I used to think how it would be
F Am7 Bb Bb/C Bb/D Bb/E F A7
Away from family friends and home
Dm A7 Bb Bb/C Bb/D Bb/E F A7
I realize it wasn’t easy or free
Dm7 G7 Eb F
Out on the lonesome road
Dm7 G7 Eb F
Verse 2:
Now I am older but no wiser it seems
I make the same mistake over and over
All I ever wanted was to follow my dreams
Out of the lonesome road
Out of the lonesome road
Chorus. 1: F F/G F/A F/C Bb Bb/C Bb/D Bb/E F (C C Bb/D F Bb/D F)
Well we all spend time on the lonesome road
F F/G F/A F/C Bb C A7/C#
We all look down it in the same way
Dm A7 Bb Bb/C Bb/D Bb/E F A7
Who would choose a life alone?
Dm7 G7 Eb F
Out on the lonesome road
Dm7 G7 Eb F
Verse 3
Somewhere somebody throw the lifeline out
Just grab a hold and let it go
Who pulls it in without a single doubt?
No one on the lonesome road
Chorus 2:
Well we all spend time on the lonesome road
We all look down it in the same way
Nothing’s been the same since you went along
Out on the lonesome road
Out on the lonesome road
Chorus 3 modulate to G:
G G/A G/B G/D C C/D C/E C/F# G (D D C/E G C/E G)
Well we all spend time on the lonesome road
G G/A G/B G/D C C/D C/E D B7/D#
We all look down it in the same way
Em B7 C C/D C/E C/F# G B7
Nothing’s been the same since you went along
Em7 A7 F G Em7 A7 DM7 C7 Bb
Out on the lonesome road
Verse 4 (return to original key of F):
And shall we meet again along the line?
Well, I can’t see and I don’t know
This desperation’s just a waste of time
Lost out on the lonesome road
Chorus 4:
Well we all spend time on the lonesome road
We all look down it in the same way
Who would choose a life alone?
Out on the lonesome road
Chorus 5:
Well we all spend time on the lonesome road
We all look down it in the same way
Nothing’s been the same since you went along
Out on the lonesome road
Out on the lonesome road
Dm7 G7 Eb F
Woah--oh on the lonesome road
Out: Dm7 G7 Eb F
Well we all look down on the lonesome road
Well we all look down on the lonesome road
Well look down, look down, look down, look away
Well look down, look down, on the lonesome road
Well look down, on the lonesome road some day
Well look down, on the lonesome road some day
Woah--ah on the lonesome road
Woah--ah on the lonesome road
Repeat and fade or repeat intro