[Intro]
C F/C  X2


[Verse 1]
C                     F
One misty morning in late July
Am                         G
I slipped away before the sun was high
Dm                      Am
Packed my dreams in an old rucksack 
F                   G
Laced my boots and never looked back


[Verse 2]
C                       F
Hitched a ride down on 51
Am                      G
Took me all the way to San Anton
Dm                              Am
Thought I’d stay a while but my boots were new
F                      G
And warm summer days were all that I Knew


[Chorus]
F                       C
Dusty boots on jagged highways
G                       Am
Will always take their toll
F                             C
But endless nights in empty barrooms
Dm                    G                     C
Will steal away your soul steal away your soul


[Verse 3]
C                          F
Life stretched away as I walked my path 
Am                    G
Found some love and shared some laughs
Dm                         Am
But the road cuts through every bond
F                           G
You pack your bags when you hear it's call


[Verse 4]
C                   F
And the years just drift on by
Am                        G
With bitter rain and a restless sky
Dm                     Am
Turned a corner on an autumn day
F                        G
Saw my dreams had just slipped away


[Chorus]
F                        C
Dusty boots on jagged highways
G                       Am
Will always take their toll
F                             C
But endless nights in empty barrooms
Dm                    G                     C
Will steal away your soul steal away your soul


[Instrumental]
C F Am G
Dm Am F G


[Verse 5]
C                     F
My boots are worn my steps are slow
Am                        G
Still the road calls me wherever I go
Dm                       Am
As the sun sinks on the mountain line
F                              G
I see the ghosts of my past standing in line


[Verse 6]
C                          F
Lay me down easy when my time has come
Am                           G
Point my cross towards the rising sun
Dm              Am
Shine my boots just in case
F                           G
The road lifts me up from this dark place


[Chorus]
F                       C
Dusty boots on jagged highways
G                       Am
Will always take their toll
F                             C
But endless nights in empty barrooms
Dm                     G                    C
Will steal away your soul steal away your soul


[Fade]
C F/C