Heading South On The Great North Road

Em Bm C D Many have gone before us now C Am C D Many have tried and failed somehow Em Bm C D Many a soul on the Queen’s highway C Am D Bm Where many a tail light glowed Am Bm C D With the promise of a better life Am Bm C Bm C Bm Am Bm C Bm Heading South on the Great North Road South on the Great North Road Em Bm C D C Am C D Em Bm C D C Bm Em Em Bm C D And only the dark we left behind C Am C D Will chase us as the road unwinds C Bm C D Out of sight is out of mind C Am D Bm With many a debt still owed Am Bm C D And the promise of a different life Am Bm C Bm C Bm Am Bm C Bm Heading South on the Great North Road South on the Great North Road Em Bm C D C Bm Em C Bm C D And many a dog went wandering C Am D Bm To sup on fortune’s dregs C Bm C D And many a dog came straggling home C F# Bm His tail between his sorry legs