Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 I have been a rover,

I have walked alone.

 Hiked a hundred highways,

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never found a home.

Still in all I'm happy,

the reason is, you see

Once in a while along the way,

Love's been good to me.

 There was a girl in Denver,

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before the summer storms.

Oh, her eyes were tender,

oh, her arms were warm.

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And she could smile away the thunder,

Kiss away the rain,

And even though she's gone away,

 you won't hear me complain

I have been a rover....

 There was a girl in Portland,

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before the winter chill.

We used to go a'courtin'

Along October hill.

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And she could laugh away the dark clouds,

cry away the snow,

it seems like only yesterday

as down the road I go.

I have been a rover... (To end)