Canned Heat Song facts: “On The Road Again” was released in 1968, and became Canned Heat’s first record chart hit and one of their best-known songs. It was adapted by Alan Wilson from a song by Floyd Jones that was recorded in 1953. Wilson added a tambura drone to create a hypnotic and psychedelic effect within the song.
Harmonica type: diatonic
INTRO -4-6-6-6 -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 -6 6-6 6 5 -6-6-6-6-7 7 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 5 4 Well I'm so tired of cryin' 5 7 -6 6 6 6 5 4 But I'm out on the road again 3 3 3 -3 4 3 I'm on the road again -6 -6 -6 6 -6 5 4 Well I'm so tired of cryin' 5 5 7 -6 -6 6 5 4 But I'm out on the road again 3 3 -3 4 -4 3 I'm on the road again 6 6 6 5 6 6 I ain't got no woman 5 5 6 5 -4 5 4 Just to call my special friend -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 5 4 You know the first time I travelled 7 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 Out in the rain and snow 3 3 -3 -4 3 In the rain and snow -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -6 5 4 You know the first time I travelled 7 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 Out in the rain and snow -6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 In the rain and snow 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 -4 5 4 I didn't have no fare oh even no place to go -6 -5 -6 -6 -5 -6 -6 And my dear mother left me 7 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 When I was quite young 3 3 -3 4 3 When I was quite young -6 5 -6 6 -6 5 4 And my dear mother left me 7 -6 -6 5 -4 4 When I was quite young 3 3 -3 4 3 When I was quite young 6 6 6 5 6 5-4 6 5 -4 5 -4 She said “Lord have mercy on my wicked son" -6 -5 -6 6 -6 5 4 Take a hint from your mama 7 -6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 Please don't you cry no more 3 3 -3 4 3 Don't you cry no more -6 -5 -6 6 -6 5 4 Take a hint from your mama 7 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 Please don't you cry no more 3 3 -3 4 3 Don't you cry no more -5 -5 -5 5 6 5 -4 6 5 Cause it's soon one mornin' down the road -6 5 4 (3 3 -3 4 3) I'm goin' -6 -6 -6 -5 5 -5 4 3 -6 -6 4 But I ain't goin' down that long lonesome road 3 -3 4 3 All by myself -6 -6 -6 5 4 5 -3 3 6 -5 6 -3 But I ain't goin' down that long lonesome road 3 -3 4 3 All by myself -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5 -4 -4 -5 -5 -4 4 -4 -3 I can't carry you baby gonna carry somebody else Harp fill 3 3 -3 4 3 7 7 3 3 -3 4 3
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