Capo at 5th, transpose +5,(or leave like this to sing with baritones!)
Ask if you want chord fingering help.
Intro: D Bm x4
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmWard (x24432@1)Bond, was his sidekick Rowdy Yates?
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmDrove (x24432@1)that wagon train out West, right along this interstate
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) EmCross (022000@1)the high plains of Kansas to the Colorado line
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmSpent (x24432@1)a lot of sleepless nights 'round the campfire, they had mountains on their minds
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmThose (x24432@1)high plains people, they're different somehow
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1)
You spent your life leaning into a hard wind, I guess you're less likely to take a bow
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) EmAll (022000@1)these stories buried out here, they're calling to me
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmLike (x24432@1)the earthquakes in California like the hills back in Tennessee
A (x02220@1) Em- (022000@1)D/F#- (200232@1)GI (320003@1)gotta circle back, touch something near
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)- D/F#- (200232@1) GFind (320003@1)out which way to go to get on out of here
A (x02220@1) Bm- (x24432@1)GI (320003@1)lost my thread and I've lost some time
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G(hold) (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm x2
But it takes a lot of ground for me to, change my mind
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmWell (x24432@1)it's 99 in Topeka, the wind is blowin' hot
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmBlowin (x24432@1)through my oldest daughter's hair with everything else I forgot
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) EmI (022000@1)drove her out to college, drove back through an empty space
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmThinkin' (x24432@1)back to when she was a baby, tryin' hard to see that face
A (x02220@1) Em- (022000@1)D/F#- (200232@1)GI (320003@1)gotta circle back, touch something near
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)- D/F#- (200232@1) GFind (320003@1)out which way to go to get on out of here
A (x02220@1) Bm- (x24432@1)GI (320003@1)lost my thread and I've lost some time
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G(hold) (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm x2
But it takes a lot of ground for me to, change my mind
(Solo over verse + chorus)
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmTwo (x24432@1)kids up and at 'em, one more left at home
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmShe's (x24432@1)a spark plug, a real fire cracker, and in four years she'll be gone
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) EmThey (022000@1)just blow through your life, like the wind on the plains
D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) BmLike (x24432@1)the dust that covers everything, 'til the rivers fill with rain
A (x02220@1) Em- (022000@1)D/F#- (200232@1)GI (320003@1)gotta circle back, touch something near
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)- D/F#- (200232@1) GFind (320003@1)out which way to go to get on out of here
A (x02220@1) Bm- (x24432@1)GI (320003@1)lost my thread and I've lost some time
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G(hold) (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm x2
But it takes a lot of ground for me to, change my mind
