[Intro]
E|----------------3--0------------|
B|---------------------0----------|
G|-----------------------1p0-0----|
D|-3-0---0---0--------------------|
A|-----3--------------------------|
E|---------3----------------------|
        
(The following two chords are played in a very fast strumming pattern. Do not 
play all six strings all the time, but damp them with you right hand. Every 
other bar a little riff is played.)

     E A
E|-0-0-|---0----0------0-|-0-0-|---0----0------0-|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
B|-0-2-|-----0h2---0h2---|-0-2-|-----0h2---0h2---|-(2-2-3-4)-|-0-2-|
G|-0-1-|-----------------|-0-1-|-----------------|-(1-1)-----|-0-1-|
D|-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-|-----------------|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
A|-0-2-|-----------------|-0-2-|-----------------| 0h2-2-3-4--|-0-2-|
E|-0-X-|-0---------------|-0-X-|-0---------------|-----------|-0-X-|

(Now the singing starts, with the following basic pattern accompanying the 
singing. The strumming rhythm 'follows' the voice, and I show only the 'chords' 
played.)

The poor boy took his father's bread and started down the road
E|--3---0------------3---0---------------3---------------0--|
B|--2---0------------2---0---------------2---------------0--|
G|-(0)-(0)----------(0)-(0)-------------(0)-------------(0)-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

    Started down the road    Took all he had and started down the road
E|--7---------------0-----|--0--0-----------------------------------|
B|--9---------------0-----|--0--2-----------------------------------|
G|--8---------------0-----|--0--1-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------|--0--0-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------|--0--2-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--0--X-----------------------------------|
                             <- the same strumming pattern as above ->

                       Goin' out in this world where God only knows    
E|---0----0------0-|-0--0----------------------------------------|
B|-----0h2---0h2---|-0--2----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|-0--1----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|-0--0----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-0--2----------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------|-0--X----------------------------------------|
                      <-   the same strumming pattern as above   ->

   And that will be the way to get along
E|-------------------------------------|---0------0------0----|
B|----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-------|
G|----(1)------(1)---------------------|----------------------|
D|----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|----------------------|
A|-----2--------2------3-----4---------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-0--------------------|
  
E|-------------------------------------|---0------0------0----|
B|----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-------|
G|----(1)------(1)---------------------|----------------------|
D|----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|----------------------|
A|-----2--------2------3-----4---------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-0--------------------|

[Outro]
E|--2---|
B|--3---|
G|--0---|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|


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| p    Pull-off
| h    Hammer-on
| (n)  Ghost note
| >    Accented note