Intro:

|     A     |   D/A   |     A     |   D/A   |

A                      Bm

   I have been a rover,

E                            A           D/A

    I have walked a-lone.

A                            Bm

    Hiked a hundred highways,

E                         A              A/G#

    Never found a home.

F#m                          C#m

        Still and all I'm happy.

D                               Bm7b5

    The reason is, you see,

A                          Bm7         D                     Bm7b5

    Once in a while              a-long the way,

A                 E           A

Love's been good to me.

                          Bm     E

There was a girl       in Denver

Bm                  E                       A            A/G#

      Before the summer storm.

F#m                             C#m

       Oh, her eyes were tender,

D                               E

    Oh, her arms were warm.

                         A           C#7                 F#m             A7

And she could smile               away the thunder,

D                         Bm7b5

    Kiss away the rain.

        A                 Bm            D                 Bm7b5

And even though          she's gone away,

        A               E             A

You won't hear me com - plain.

                         Bm

   I have been a rover,

E                            A           D/A

    I have walked a-lone.

A                            Bm

    Hiked a hundred highways,

E                         A              A/G#

    Never found a home.

F#m                          C#m

        Still and all I'm happy.

D                               Bm7b5

    The reason is, you see,

A                          Bm7         D                     Bm7b5

    Once in a while              a-long the way,

A                 E           A

Love's been good to me.

                          Bm       E

There was a girl         in Portland,

Bm                  E                       A               A/G#

     Before the winter chill.

F#m                           C#m

       We used to go a-courtin'

D                          E

    Along October Hill.

                        A            C#7               F#m                    A7

And she could laugh             away the dark clouds,

D                       Bm7b5

    Cry away the snow.

     A                Bm       D               Bm7b5

It seems like on  -  ly    yesterday,

      A             E            A

As down the road  I     go.

                        Bm

   I have been a rover,

E                            A           D/A

    I have walked a-lone.

A                            Bm

    Hiked a hundred highways,

E                         A              A/G#

    Never found a home.

F#m                          C#m

        Still and all I'm happy.

D                               Bm7b5

    The reason is, you see,

A                          Bm7         D                     Bm7b5

    Once in a while              a-long the way,

A                 E           A

Love's been good to me.