Am F C G
Am F C G

       Am            F                               C      G
Well I left my home, younger than my family would've wanted,
    Am              F           C       G
And not cause I was angry no or nothing,
    Am                    F               C               G
cuz all I could see was monotony, and the highway knew my name,
            Am      F
and she was calling,
        C       G
she was calling.

          Am           F         C             G
There's a freightliner coming to steal away my mind,
    Am                  F             C    G
and take me to whatever comfort I may find.
          Am           F         C             G
There's a freightliner coming to steal away my mind,
    Am                  F             C    G
and take me to whatever comfort I may find.

Am F C G
Am F C G

          Am               F                     C                   G
My mother said to me, as I turned to leave, "what demons bereave you so?",
Am        F             C                 G
Go if you must go, love you more than you know.
         Am                F               C                  G
But come back one day, and please stay, or don't come back at all.

Am F C G

         Am          F                C            G
She said marauder, marauder don't you be like your father.
Am          F                 C              G
Marauder, marauder, don't you lead a life of crime.
Am          F                C            G
marauder, marauder, please be a better man.
Am          F              C               G
Marauder, marauder, don't you leave no tracks behind.

Am F C G
Am F C G

       Am                F                 C             G
Well a kind man, took me to his farm, gave me a place to sleep,
        Am           F                  C              G
but his daughter had eyes for me, I was thinking I may keep.
         Am                  F                   C              G
Well the night had come, the moon was young, and she was warm beside me.
     Am              F                     C                G
Went to the house to fetch my gun, but her father saw right through me.
      Am                     F                C                    G
I was kind to you gave you a bed and food and still you want more.
       Am             F                       C                    G
Well I lost my wife I keep no sons, don't you leave me alone at my door.

Am F C G

        Am          F             C           G
He said marauder, marauder, stay away from my daughter.
Am          F                 C                G
Marauder, marauder, don't you take her from my land.
Am          F             C           G
Marauder, marauder, stay away from my daughter.
Am          F                 C                     G
Marauder, marauder, don't you take her from me even though I know you can.

Am F C G
Am F C G

       Am              F                       C               G
Well I left alone in a violent storm, walked towards a line of steel,
      Am              F                            C                 G
drank so much shine I should be blind, I guess the devil and I had a deal,
      Am                F                        C                        G
cuz I woke up cold, and not quite dead, with the demons of hell thrashing round in my head.
     Am                       F             C                  G
As I looked to see what had become of me, I met the boot of an RCMP.

        Am          F       C              G
He said marauder, marauder, don't you even bother.
Am          F                   C                    G
Marauder, marauder, I've had it up to here with your kind.
Am          F                  C               G
Marauder, marauder, you're not welcome in this town.
Am          F               C                  G
Marauder, marauder, there's nothing here but a grave for you to find.

Am F C G
Am F C G

     Am       F            C              G
Well where, o where is the big rock candy mountain?
      Am                F                      C   G
All I seem to find is a bridge and a bottle of gin,
     Am                 F                 C                   G
some pretty girl turnin up my chin, and a mind that wont stop wandering,
       Am             F         C         G
yeah a mind that just wont stop wandering.

   Am               F                    C                  G
So light em up, and smash em down, let's get fucked up, and leave this town.
          Am             F                  C                 G
Grab your dog, grab your backpack, meet you south side of the main track.
Am           F             C        G
Marauders, marauders, ride on, keep moving.
Am           F             C        G
My sisters, my brothers, marauders, marauders.

   Am               F                    C                  G
So light em up, and smash em down, let's get fucked up, and leave this town.
          Am             F                  C                 G
Grab your dog, grab your backpack, meet you south side of the main track.

Am           F             C        G
Marauders, marauders, ride on, keep moving.
   Am          F           C          G
my sisters, my brothers, marauders, marauders.