INTRO: E E--7-0-0-0------------------------------7-0-0-0--------------------------------| B------8b-------7---------------------------8b--8b-5---------------------------| G----------7h8h9-9-9\7-5-7-5------------------------7--------------------------| D---------------------------7-5h7--------------------9\7-5-7----------0--------| A----------------------------------5-7----------------------7-7--0h1h2-2-------| E---------------------------------7-------------------------------------3b-0---| E My footsteps lead me warily through the old screen door, A And onto the verandah across those weathered boards. E A Sad memories dwell behind me like an overstayin' guest, E D A E So I've packed my swag and I'm walkin' out west. E Well I went on past the tank stand beyond the backyard gate, A Hopin' one day that my sorrow would somehow dissipate. E A I need time to think things over, how long I couldn't guess, E D A E So I've packed my swag and I'm walkin' out west. A E Yeah, out there in the distance where the desert flowers bloom, B Maybe I'll get over losin' you. A E A My restless heart must wander 'til I've put the pain to rest, E D A E Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west. E A E B Oooooh oooh oooh oooh E A B Oooooh oooh oooh oooh A E A E B E INSTRUMENTAL E Well you'll find me on some highway or lonely railroad track, A The burden of my sorrow riding on my back. E A There'll be no homeward footsteps 'til I've put the past to rest, E D A E Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west. D A E Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west. E A E B Oooooh oooh oooh oooh E A B Oooooh oooh oooh oooh A E A Yeah, my restless heart must wander 'til I've put the pain to rest, E D A E Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west. D A E D A E Until then I'll just keep walkin' out west.