Standard (EADGBE)

 The tired winds blow and the restless go home

 and the haggard lies down to sleep

 Where the hours go slow and the beauty we know

 is the love, that is the key

Lay awake and breath while the fire overtakes me

Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel, please take me home

 When the curtains do close and the night becomes old

 and the willing go on their way

 No ones in sight so they shut down the lights

 Since the bottles all have gone dry

Harp solo in D:

 When it rains son it pours heaven opens its doors

 to drop hell straight from the sky

 The open road’s gone and the darkness is calm

 Enough to take your dear life

Stay awake and breathe, and struggle to stay in the lines

Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel, please take me home

 When the curtains do close and the night becomes old

 and the stragglers all find their way

 No ones in sight so they shut down the lights

 Since the bottles all have gone dry

Stay awake and breathe, while the fire overtakes me

Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel she brought me home

 The tired winds blow and the restless go home

 and the haggard lies down to sleep

 Where the hours go slow and the beauty we know

 is the love, that is the key