Intro EFEF#m Verse 1 E A E I had a dream last night E F#m E I was floating down that black water E A E Kick back on the Mississippi E F#m E On a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer E A E He got restless down around Memphis E F#m That's where he left me E A E Said I'm one rambling man E F#m E I was gone before you met me EAEEFEm E A E And there I was back in my hometown E F#m E That's just how dreams go E A E Thumb in the air wanted out of there E F#m E Heading my own road E A E Well I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy E F#m Said looks like you read me E A E My name is Jack Kerouac E F#m E I was gone before you met me Chorus A E You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys B E You fix that roof but your roots to the ground-boys A E Pink house, the white fence B B Pretty little woman, two point five A E Kids, dang right, it's a good life B E With boys like me your bound to run the wild side A B F# Like the restless wind you'll never catch me A E I was gone before you met me E A E E F#m E x2 Verse 2 E A E And just before I awoke E F#m E I had a bad nightmare E A E F#m E I was on some lost highway and you were nowhere near E A E Someone took your hand I wasn't that man E F#m Girl, it sure did hit me E A E I was cussing fate but it was too late E F#m E You were gone before you met me B Yeah, I smelled that coffee B E#m I heard you singing in the kitchen B B E#m Walking in got a kiss, you said the sink still dripping E E#m Thank God I'm still driven Chorus A E You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys B E You fix that sink but your roots to the ground-boys A E Blue house, the white fence B B Sweet little woman, rocking that good A E Miss dang right, it's a fine life B E His restless heart found a heart I can call mine A E F#m I was smart enough to let love catch me Outro A B F#m So Tom and Jack just rambled on without me A E E 'Cause I was gone before you met me E F#m E Gone gone, gone before you met me E F#m E Gone before you met me