Em 
On a long and lonesome highway east of Omaha You c
D 
an listen to the engine moanin out as one lone song You c
A 
an think about the woman, or the girl you knew the night before
Em 
 
Em 
But your thoughts will so be wandering the way they always do When yo
D 
u’re riding sixteen hours and there’s nothing much to do And yo
A 
u don’t feel much like ridin; you just wish the trip was through
Em 
CHORUS Say here I  
D 
am, on the road
Em 
again There I  
D 
am, up on the st
Em 
age Here I g
D 
o, playing the st
A 
ar again There I  
C 
go,
D 
turn the  
Em 
page 
 
 
Em 
You walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road And y
D 
ou feel the eyes upon you, as you’re shaking off the cold You p
A 
retend it doesn’t bother you, but you just want to explode
Em 
 
Em 
Most times you can’t hear ’em talk, other times you can All t
D 
he same ‘ole cliche’s is that a woman or a man And y
A 
ou always seem outnumbered; you don’t dare make a stand
Em 
 
Here I a
D 
m, on the road
Em 
again There I  
D 
am, up on the st
Em 
age Here I g
D 
o, playing the s
A 
tar again There I  
C 
go,
D 
turn the  
Em 
page 
 
 
Em 
Out there in the spotlight, you’re a million miles away E
A 
very ounce of energy, you try to give away As the s
D 
weat pours out your body, like the music that you play
Em 
 
Em 
Later in the evening, as you lie awake in bed With the ec
D 
ho’s of the amplifiers, ringin in your head You sm
A 
oke the day’s last cigarette, remembering what you said
Em 
 
Here I a
D 
m, on the road
Em 
again There I  
D 
am, up on the st
Em 
age Here I g
D 
o, playing the s
A 
tar again There I  
C 
go,
D 
turn the  
Em 
page Guitar Outro Aah Here I
D 
am, on the ro
Em 
ad again There I  
D 
am, up on the st
Em 
age Here I g
D 
o, playing the s
A 
tar again There I  
C 
go There  
D 
 
go


These known chords are used in this song.