Intro: Am, G2, C, F2 (2x) Am, G2, Cgo to tab belowAm G2 C F2 I walk a long and lonesome road, Am G2 C F2 The only things that I have ever known, Am G2 C Is this old beat-up six string and a blue Ford van, F2 And my rock band… Am G2 C F2 I'm sorry Mama, I had to leave… Am G2 C F2 I hope one day you and Dad can forgive me, Am G2 C F2 For dropping out of school so I could go and play the fool with my best friends… Am G2 C This life is my own… Am G2 C F2 I throw a dart onto a map and then I make it my home… Am G2 C This life is my own… Am G2 C And I will dance and sing atop this globe… (play like above) Father forgive me for what I've done… I promise you one day light will shine from this son… I know it makes you proud when this whole damn crowd sings my songs… Mom and Dad, you gave me these hands, And taught me how to be a man… I pray when I have children I do right by you and fill them with God's grace… This life is my own… I throw a dart onto a map and then I make it my home… This life is my own… And I will dance and sing atop this globe… F2 Am G2 I'm not coming home… F2 Am G2 Bright lights and amplifiers are all I've ever known…hide this tabwhenever the is present, play the tabbed part (F2) e|----0---0---0---0-|--0--| b|----1---1---1---1-|--1--| g|----0---0---0---0-|--2--| d|----2---0---2---2-|--3--| a|--3---2---0-----x-|--3--| E|--------------3---|--0--|