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I Am A Lonesome Fugitive

Roy Buchanan
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Chords in this song

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D-DU-UDU
I'd  like to settle down  but they won't  let me
 A fugitive  must be a rolling stone
 Down every  road there's always  one more  city
 I'm on  the run, the highway  is my home
I  raised a lot of cane  back in my younger  days
 While Mama  used to pray  my crops would fail
I'm  a hunted fugitive  with just  two ways:
 Outrun  the law or spend  my life in jail
I'd  like to settle down  but they won't  let me
 A fugitive  must be a rolling stone
 Down every  road there's always  one more  city
 I'm on  the run, the highway  is my home
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I'd  like to take you with  me but can't afford  the luxury
 A fugitive  must be  a rolling stone
You'd  only slow me down  and they'd catch up  with me
 For he  who travels fastest  goes alone
I'd  like to settle down  but they won't  let me
 A fugitive  must be a rolling stone
Down  every road there's always  one more  city
 I'm on  the run, the highway  is my home
 I'm on  the run, the highway  is my home

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Readable chord sheet for I Am A Lonesome Fugitive by Roy Buchanan

[A]I'd like to settle [D]down but they won't[E] let me
A [D]fugitive must be a rolling [E]stone
Down [A]every road there's [D]always one more[E] city
I'm [D]on the run, the [E]highway is my [A]home

[A]I raised a lot of [D]cane back in my [E]younger days
While [D]Mama used to [E]pray my crops would [A]fail
[A]I'm a hunted [D]fugitive with [E]just two ways:
Out[D]run the law or [E]spend my life in [A]jail
[A]I'd like to settle [D]down but they won't[E] let me
A [D]fugitive must be a rolling [E]stone
Down [A]every road there's [D]always one more[E] city
I'm [D]on the run, the [E]highway is my [A]home

e|-12-12-12--------------------------------------------------------------5-5---------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----2-5-4-4-5-7-4-------12-12-12--------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3---------------7-5------------14-14-14-14-12-12-10-12-10-10-9-7-5-5-7b-7b-5-7b-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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B|-7b-7b-7b-5-2-3-----------5---------------14-12-10-12b-12b-12b-10-12-10------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[A]I'd like to take you [D]with me but can't afford[E] the luxury
A [D]fugitive must [E]be a rolling [A]stone
[A]You'd only slow me [D]down and they'd catch [E]up with me
For [D]he who travels [E]fastest goes [A]alone
[A]I'd like to settle [D]down but they won't[E] let me
A [D]fugitive must be a rolling [E]stone
[A]Down every road there's [D]always one more[E] city
I'm [D]on the run, the [E]highway is my [A]home

I'm [D]on the run, the [E]highway is my [A]home