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Bm    Em
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Am    G

[Verse 1]
      G                               C
I was headed back home on the Merland Road
        G                      C
With my head in the clouds one night
                          G
Taking each step with the beat of my heart
Bm                      Em
Guided by the pale moonlight
      G                                     C
I was whistling along with the loons on the lake
    G                        C
And thinking ‘bout making my plan
                          G
Next thing you know, I’m suckin’ on the knuckles
      Am              G
Of a swindling highwayman

[Chorus]
          C              G
Well I’ll take my rifle, take my pistol
C                  G
I’ll take what I can
Bm         Em                    C      G    D     G
No, I’ll never walk the road to Guysborough alone again

[Instrumental]
G        C
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C     G
Bm    Em
G        C
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Am    G

[Verse 2]
         G                         C
He had a Colt 45 a-swingin’ on his hip
G                      C
And a blackjack in his hand
                          G
He had a bucktooth grin, a great big chin
Bm                     Em
A limp and a silk armband
          G                                           C
He said, “Fella don’t you know there’s trouble in the woods
        G                       C
and the trouble in the woods is I?
                   G
Gimmie your gold, gimmie your liquor.
      Am                     G
I’ll think about letting you by.”

[Chorus]
          C              G
Well I’ll take my rifle, take my pistol
C                  G
I’ll take what I can
Bm         Em                    C      G    D     G
No, I’ll never walk the road to Guysborough alone again

[Solo]
Em D  C
G     C
C     G
Bm    Em
G        C
G     C
C     G
Am    G

[Verse 3]
G                                            C
Well I hit him with the left and the right, alright
G                     C
With fists like cannonballs
                            G
He turned on a dime and he ran with a shriek
      Bm                       Em
That echoed off the Intervale walls
      G                                       C
I ain’t proud of what I did, but I did what I did
    G                          C
‘cause I couldn’t miss my chance
                                 G
to take Hopey for a spin on the sawdust floor
      Am                G
at Favaro’s wedding dance

[Chorus]
          C              G
Well I’ll take my rifle, take my pistol
C                  G
I’ll take what I can
Bm         Em                    C      G    D     G
No, I’ll never walk the road to Guysborough alone again

[Solo]
G        C
G     C
C     G
Bm    Em
G        C
G     C
C     G
Am    G

[Chorus]
          C              G
Well I’ll take my rifle, take my pistol
C                  G
I’ll take what I can
Bm         Em                    C      G    D     G
No, I’ll never walk the road to Guysborough alone again
          C              G
Well I’ll take my rifle, take my pistol
C                  G
I’ll take what I can
Bm         Em                    C      G    D     G
No, I’ll never walk the road to Guysborough alone again
Bm         Em                    C      G    D     G
No, I’ll never walk the road to Guysborough alone again
Bm         Em                    C      G    D     G        D  G
No, I’ll never walk the road to Guysborough alone again