[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
E A E
I had a dream last night
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I was floating down that black water
E A E
Kick back on the Mississippi
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On a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer
E A E
He got restless down around Memphis
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That's where he left me
E A E
Said I'm one rambling man
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I was gone before you met me
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E A E
And there I was back in my hometown
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That's just how dreams go
E A E
Thumb in the air wanted out of there
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Heading my own road
E A E
Well I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy
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Said looks like you read me
E A E
My name is Jack Kerouac
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I was gone before you met me
[Chorus]
A E
You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
B E
You fix that roof but your roots to the ground-boys
A E
Pink house, the white fence
B B
Pretty little woman, two point five
A E
Kids, dang right, it's a good life
B E
With boys like me your bound to run the wild side
A B F#
Like the restless wind you'll never catch me
A E
I was gone before you met me
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[Verse 2]
E A E
And just before I awoke
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I had a bad nightmare
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I was on some lost highway and you were nowhere near
E A E
Someone took your hand I wasn't that man
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Girl, it sure did hit me
E A E
I was cussing fate but it was too late
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You were gone before you met me
B
Yeah, I smelled that coffee
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I heard you singing in the kitchen
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Walking in got a kiss, you said the sink still dripping
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Thank God I'm still driven
[Chorus]
A E
You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
B E
You fix that sink but your roots to the ground-boys
A E
Blue house, the white fence
B B
Sweet little woman, rocking that good
A E
Miss dang right, it's a fine life
B E
His restless heart found a heart I can call mine
A E F#m
I was smart enough to let love catch me
[Outro]
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So Tom and Jack just rambled on without me
A E A E
'Cause I was gone before you met me
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Gone gone, gone before you met me
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Gone before you met me
