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