Old [E]man on the corner, [A]singing my [E]lif[Esus4]e[E] And he's playing that guitar with a [A]rusty old [E]kni[Esus4]fe[E] And every line that he sings rhymes with the [A]truth And the [E]promise of [B]something beyond the [A]blues Beyond the [E]blues [E]Me and my darling took the [A]long way [E]aro[Esus4]und[E] Through the wide open countries and the [A]heart attack [E]tow[Esus4]ns[E] To every fork in the road where we've all got to [A]choose Between [E]darkness and [B]light, beyond the [A]blues Beyond the [E]blues, beyond the [A]shadows, beyond the [E]rai[Esus4]n[E] Beyond the [B]darkness and all the [E]pain When you're walking in [A]circles, with holes in your [E]sho[Esus4]es[E] Love is the [B]road that leads out beyond the [A]blues Beyond the [E]blues Solo [E]Old man on the corner has [A]been gone for [E]yea[Esus4]rs[E] And that guitar in the night bled [A]rusty [E]tea[Esus4]rs[E] But there's a song that he left us we'll never [A]lose That [E]love is the [B]road that leads beyond the [A]blues Beyond the [E]blues Beyond the [E]blues, beyond the [A]shadows, beyond the [E]rain Beyond the [B]darkness and all the [E]pain When you're walking in [A]circles, with holes in your [E]shoes Love is the [B]road that leads out beyond the [A]blues Beyond the [E]blues Love is the [B]road that leads out beyond the [A]blues