Intro - A 
 
 
 
(verse 1) 
A 
Just like Cain & Able, I let the devil come 'round, 
           D                                A 
Now I'm the king of the garden, wear a snake for a crown, 
        E                                        A 
When the lord points his finger, baby I'm goin' down, 
 
 
(verse 2) 
A 
Well, I'm no Hells Angel, But I like to pretend,  
       D                              A 
I'm the king of the highway, On the prairie wind,  
      E                                             A 
With a black leather soul, gonna ride to the bitter end, here we go
 
 
(chorus)  
A 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back, 
 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back,  
D 
Tie my sins to a railroad track,  
A 
Carve my initials with chicken scratch, 
E 
The Garden of Eden hasn't broken my back, 
        A                                   A 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back

 
(verse 3) 
Well, hey now mama, Don't let your love dry up,  
I'm a hungry child, with an empty cup,  
You can't feed your babies, when you're all shook up

 
(chorus, 
yeah, When I leave this house, I ain't coming back,  
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back,  
Tie my sins to a railroad track, 
Carve my initials with chicken scratch, 
The Garden of Eden hasn't broken my back,  
When I leave this house,I ain't coming back

 
Instrumental:  D   A   E   A

 
(verse 4) 
Well, I'm no Hells Angel, 
But I like to pretend I'm the king of the highway, 
On the prairie wind,  
With a black leather soul I'm gonna ride to the bitter end, 
 
 
(chorus)  
A 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back, 
 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back,  
D 
Tie my sins to a railroad track,  
A 
Carve my initials with chicken scratch, 
E 
The Garden of Eden hasn't broken my back, 
        A                                   A 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back, 
         A                                A 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back, 
D 
Tie my sins to a railroad track,  
A 
Carve my initials with chicken scratch,  
   E 
The Garden of Eden hasn't broken my back, 
         A                                A 
When I leave this house, I ain't coming back