Written by Rod McKuen
Stunningly performed by Johnny Cash on American Recordings V: A Hundred Highways (2006)
Tabbed by Eyolf ØØstrem
Chords:
Am7-5 x0101x or x0554x or x05543
Could be played as a Cm too (x35543)
Capo 2nd fret (sounding key A major)
G Am
I have been a rover
D G C/g G
I have walked alone
Am
Hiked a hundred highways
D G /f#
Never found a home
Em Bm
Still in all I'm happy
C Am7-5
The reason is, you see
G Am C Am7-5
Once in a while along the way
G D G
Love's been good to me
Am D
There was a girl in Denver
Am D G /f#
Before the summer storm
Em Bm
Oh, her eyes were tender
C D
Oh, her arms were warm
G B7 Em G7
And she could smile away the thunder
C Am7-5
Kiss away the rain
G Am C Am7-5
And even though she's gone away
G D G
You won't hear me complain
I have been a rover I have walked alone Hiked a hundred highways 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 Portland Before the winter chill We used to go a-courtin' Along October hill And she could laugh away the dark clouds Cry away the snow It seems like only yesterday As down the road I go
I've been a rover I have walked alone Hiked a hundred highways 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