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Version 1[Intro] | C | G | D | D [Verse 1] D G D On a Greyhound bus Lord I'm travelin' this morning G D I'm goin' to Shreveport and down to New Orleans G D Been trav'lin' these highways, been doin' things my way C G D It's been making me lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 2] D G D Now her hair was jet black and her name was Codeine G D She thought she was the cream of the Basin Street Queens G D She got tired of that smokey-wine dream C G D Began to feel lonesome, on'ry and mean [Solo] | D | D G | D | D | | G | G | D | D | | G | G | D | D | | C | G | D | D [Verse 3] D G D We got together and we cashed in our sweeps G D Gave 'em to a beggar who was mumblin' through the streets G D There's no escaping from his snowy white dream C G D Born lookin' lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 4] D G D Now I'm down in this valley where the wheels turn so low G D At dawn I pray to the Lord of my soul G D I say do Lord do right by me C G D You know I'm tired of being lonesome, on'ry and mean... [Outro] | D | D G | D | D | | G | G | D | D | | G | G | D | D | (fade out)