By The Side Of The Road

G D G G There are people who would rather live in splendor C And brag about their silver and their gold G And people who would trade God's promise A D For its glory to hold G There are people who would rather live in mansions C There are people who would rather live abroad G But I'd rather have a little log cabin D G By the side of the road G I'd rather live by the side of the road C And try to point souls to the blest abode G Than to be a king or a millionaire A D And live in mansions in bright array G I'd rather do a neighborly deed C For some traveler or a friend in need G I'd rather live by the side of the road D G And help some pilgrim along life's way G C G G A D G C G G D G G I would rather have a cabin by the roadside C Where the pilgrimage of man is passing by G To help to point soul to Jesus A D To that city on high G Everyday I want to help to scatter roses C Every night I want my lamp to shine abroad G With a welcome from my little bay window D G By the side of the road G I'd rather live by the side of the road C And try to point souls to the blest abode G Than to be a king or a millionaire A D And live in mansions in bright array G I'd rather do a neighborly deed C For some traveler or a friend in need G I'd rather live by the side of the road D G And help some pilgrim along life's way