Bb [Verse] Eb Bb Eb Set out from Carlisle with the sun beside him Bb Eb Sinking low across an empty field Bb Eb Old moon a-rising, the first lone star a-shining Bb Eb Shadows rolling down the lonely hills [Verse] Bb Eb Run down by Lichfield and the rain it started pouring Bb Eb Water flowing up along the road Bb Eb Listen to the rumble of the ten big wheels a-turning Bb Dm Listen for the shifting of the load [Chorus] Cm Bb Dm Knights of the road, riders of the highways Cm Bb B Hauling the load, making it the hard way [Verse] E B E Miles cracked on by and he sang with his engines B E The old tunes like "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" B E Dreaming of the girl who he'd be lying with at sunrise B D#m Another lonely milestone passed him by [Chorus] C#m B D#m Knights of the road, riders of the highways C#m B Hauling the load, making it the hard way [Instrumental] E B E B E B E B E [Verse] B E Lightning it crashed and he never saw it coming B E They found him with his hands still at the wheel B E Just another poor boy trying to keep 'em running B D#m He died lugging thirty tons of steel [Chorus] C#m B D#m C#m Knights of the road, riders of the highways B Making it the hard way