I'd Rather Live By The Side Of The Road

Mac Wiseman

Written by Albert E. Brumley Sr.

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

G
There are people who would rather live in splendor
C
And brag about their silver and their gold
G
And people who would trade God's promise
A7               D7
For its glory to hold

Verse 2

G
There are people who would rather live in mansions
C
There are people who would rather live abroad
G
But I'd rather have a little log cabin
D7                 G
By the side of the road

Verse 3

I'd rather live by the side of the road
C
And try to point souls to the blest abode
G
Than to be a king or a millionaire
A7                             D7
And live in mansions in bright array

Verse 4

G
I'd rather do a neighborly deed
C
For a traveler here or a friend in need
G
I'd rather live by the side of the road
D7                                 G
And help some pilgrim along life's way

Verse 5

I'd rather have a cabin by the roadside
C
Where the pilgrimage of man is passing by
G
To help to point soul to Jesus
A7               D7
And that city on high

Verse 6

G
Everyday I want to help to scatter roses
C
Every night I want my lamp to shine abroad
G
With a welcome from my little bay window
D7                 G
By the side of the road

Verse 3

I'd rather live by the side of the road
C
And try to point souls to the blest abode
G
Than to be a king or a millionaire
A7                             D7
And live in mansions in bright array

Verse 4

G
I'd rather do a neighborly deed
C
For a traveler here or a friend in need
G
I'd rather live by the side of the road
D7                                 G
And help some pilgrim along life's way