Intro: A A A A . Well I woke up this mornin' with the cold water E A With the cold water, with the cold water A . Woke up this mornin' with the cold water E A A With the cold water, with the cold A . Well the police at the station and they don't look friendly E A Well they don't look friendly, well they don't look friendly A . Police at the station and they don't look friendly E A Well they don't look friendly, well they don't D . Blind or crippled, sharp or dull A . I'm reading the Bible by a forty watt bulb D . What price freedom, dirt is my rug A E Well I sleep like a baby with the snakes and the bugs A . Well the stores are open, but I ain't got no money E A Well I ain't got no money, well I ain't got no money A . Stores are open but I ain't got no money E A Well I ain't got no money, well I ain't A . Found an old dog, and he seems to like me E A Seems to like me, well he seems to like me A . Found an old dog and he seems to like me E A Well seems to like me, well he seems D . Seen them fellows with the card board signs A . Scr*pin' up a little money to buy a bottle of wine D . Pregnant women and the Vietnam vets I say A E Beggin' on the freeway 'bout as hard as it gets A . Well I slept in the graveyard, it was cool and still E A Cool and still, it was cool and still A . Slept in the graveyard, it was cool and still E A Cool and still and it was cool D . Slept all night in the Cedar grove A . I was born to ramble, born to rove D . Some men are searchin' for the Holy Grail A E But there ain't nothin' sweeter than ridin' the rails instrumental: AA/EA/AA/EA AA/EA/AA/EA D . I look forty-seven but I'm twenty-four A . Well they shooed me away from here the time before D . Turned their backs and they locked their doors A E I'm watching TV in the window of a furniture store A . And I woke up this mornin' with the cold water E A With the cold water, with the cold water A . I woke up this mornin' with the cold water E A With the cold water, with the cold A . Oh well I woke up this mornin' with the cold water E A Cold water, with the cold water A . Woke up this mornin' with the cold water E A Cold water, with the cold Outro: AA/EA/AA/EA