| C | G | Bb | F | Ab | Bb | Csus4 | C |
| C | G |
| Davy′s on the | road again |
| Bb | F |
| Wearin' different | clothes again |
| Ab | C | Am |
| Davy′s turning | handouts | down |
| Dm | G |
| To keep his pockets | clean |
| C | G |
| All his goods are | sold again |
| Bb | F |
| His word's as good as | gold again |
| Ab | C | Am |
| Says if you see | Jean now | ask her |
| Dm | G | C |
| Please – to | pity | me |
| G | C |
| Jean and I we moved along |
| G | C |
| Since the day – down in the | hollow |
| F | C |
| When the mind went driftin' on |
| G |
| And the feet were soon to follow |
| C | G |
| Davy′s on the | road again |
| Bb | F |
| Wearin' different | clothes again |
| Ab | C | Am |
| Davy′s turning | handouts | down |
| Dm | G |
| To keep his pockets | clean |
| C | G |
| Sayin′ his good | byes again |
| Bb | F |
| Wheels are in his | eyes again. |
| Ab | C | Am |
| Says if you see | Jean now | ask her |
| Dm | G | C |
| Please – to | pity | me |
| G | C |
| Downtown in the big town |
| G | C |
| Gonna set you back on your | heels |
| F | C |
| With a mouth full of memories |
| G |
| And a lot of stickers for my windshield |
| C | Em |
| Shut the door | cut the light |
| C7 | F |
| Davy won't be | home tonight |
| C | Em |
| You can wait till the | dawn rolls in |
| C7 | F | C | G | Bb | F | Ab | Bb | Csus4 | C |
| You won′t see our | Davy | again |
| C | G | Bb | F | Ab | Bb | Csus4 | C |
| Davy′s on the | road again, again, | again, | again, again. |