Mat Kearney - Rochester 
Capo 4

C (x32010@1)                     FI (133211@1)was born in Rochester to a book making man
C (x32010@1)                              Ghad (320003@1)a fake cigar shop with the games on in the back
C (x32010@1)                                     Fsee (133211@1)them coming and going letting it ride on thorough breads
C (x32010@1)                                     G (320003@1)            Cthe (x32010@1)police chief and tom hall wondering what was the spread

C (x32010@1)                                     FI (133211@1)carried rich man's bags through brier trying to chase down a little white ball
C (x32010@1)                             Glearned (320003@1)that any soft place wasn't good for me at all
C (x32010@1)                             Fdaddy'd (133211@1)come home fired up looking for some sort of release 
C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)                            Che'd (x32010@1)beat the hell of Timmy and Timmy'd beat the hell out of me

F (133211@1)                                                      CI (x32010@1)would hop the fence out to those government fields 
F (133211@1)                             Crun (x32010@1)till there was nothing left to feel 
F (133211@1)                             Clying (x32010@1)there watching planes just disappear 
G (320003@1)                                     Cknowing (x32010@1)one day I'm gonna fly on out of here

C (x32010@1)                                     Fthe (133211@1)same police chief came knocking my first freshman day
 C (x32010@1)                                 Gput (320003@1)my daddy in handcuffs and his picture on the front page
C (x32010@1)                                  Ftook (133211@1)every one of his suits and all my dignity 
C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)                    CI'd (x32010@1)walk the halls of irodiquie waiting for any punk to set me free

F (133211@1)                                                      CI (x32010@1)would hop the fence out to those government fields 
F (133211@1)                             Crun (x32010@1)till there was nothing left to feel 
F (133211@1)                             Clying (x32010@1)there watching planes just disappear 
G (320003@1)                                     Cknowing (x32010@1)one day I'm gonna fly on out of here

C (x32010@1)                             Fgot (133211@1)that call to Vietnam just like everyone else i knew
C (x32010@1)                                             Gso (320003@1)scared of the hand grenades through them farther than any other troop 
C (x32010@1)                             Fcame (133211@1)home like an iron fist and Timmy tried to take my keys 
C (x32010@1)                                             G (320003@1)            Cripped (x32010@1)open his from pocket that was the last time he touched me

C (x32010@1)                             Fmoved (133211@1)to an island out west and up to Breckenridge 
C (x32010@1)                                     Gmet (320003@1)a mermaid on a glass boat and she promised me some kids
C (x32010@1)                                     Fbought (133211@1)a house in Oregon where you could touch both of the walls
C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)                  Chad (x32010@1)a son named Benjamin and i was so scared of it all

Interlude (same as Verses)
C (x32010@1)                                             Fwell (133211@1)Benjamin walked in the front room where I was cutting up my hash
C (x32010@1)                                       Glooked (320003@1)into his deep blue eyes wondering why I'd been so mad 
C (x32010@1)                                                     Fflushed (133211@1)a quarter pound down the drain praying for the mercy to confess
C (x32010@1)                                     G (320003@1)            Ctrying (x32010@1)to rip the boy from Rochester right out of my chest

F (133211@1)                                             Cwere (x32010@1)gonna walk right out into those heavenly fields 
F (133211@1)                                     Crun (x32010@1)like there was no more time to steal
F (133211@1)                                     Cmy (x32010@1)three boys and the grace of god revealed 
G (320003@1)                                             Cknowing (x32010@1)one day you're gonna take me out of here
G (320003@1)                                             Cknowing (x32010@1)one day you're gonna take me out of here

The Chords are in the right spot but listen for the change so you know when to 
switch, it is really obvious!!  This is one of my favorite songs he plays and 
there are tones of youtube video to watch him play it! Enjoy!! 

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