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My footsteps lead me warily through the old screen door,
                                             A
And onto the verandah across those weathered boards.
                                     E           A
Sad memories dwell behind me like an overstayin' guest,
        E                      D       A   E
So I've packed my swag and I'm walkin' out west.

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Well I went on past the tank stand beyond the backyard gate,
                                                 A
Hopin' one day that my sorrow would somehow dissipate.
                                      E               A
I need time to think things over, how long I couldn't guess,
        E                      D       A   E
So I've packed my swag and I'm walkin' out west.

      A                                   E
Yeah, out there in the distance where the desert flowers bloom,
                           B
Maybe I'll get over losin' you.
   A                                    E               A
My restless heart must wander 'til I've put the pain to rest,
      E                   D       A   E
Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west.

E      A    E    B
Oooooh oooh oooh oooh
E      A         B
Oooooh oooh oooh oooh

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            E
Well you'll find me on some highway or lonely railroad track,
                                     A
The burden of my sorrow riding on my back.
                                            E               A
There'll be no homeward footsteps 'til I've put the past to rest,
      E                   D       A   E
Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west.
                          D       A   E
Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west.

E      A    E    B
Oooooh oooh oooh oooh
E      A         B
Oooooh oooh oooh oooh

         A                                    E               A
Yeah, my restless heart must wander 'til I've put the pain to rest,
      E                   D       A   E
Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west.
                          D       A   E      D  A  E
Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west.