The Long Journey Home – Rodney Crowell (Verse) D We ran off chasing rainbows A 'Neath the blue Montana sky Bm A D And we self–proclaimed our freedom with a roar D We crossed those raging rivers A And we drank the taverns dry Bm A And we bowed our heads to legends D Gone before (Chorus) G A D Are you ready for the long journey home? G A D The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones G A The simple life tastes sweeter now D G You have no need to roam D A D Are you ready for the long journey home? (Verse) D The wind down off the Yellowstone A Blows coal trains off their tracks Bm A D And the water springs eternal from the fire D An eagle flies at sunrise A 'Cross an aspen grove and back Bm A D And the moonlight brings a blue coyote choir (Chorus) G A D Are you ready for the long journey home? G A D The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones G A The simple life tastes sweeter now D G You have no need to roam D A D Are you ready for the long journey home? (Instrumental) D A Bm A D (2x) (Verse) D In dreams of mile–high cotton fields A We once ran barefoot through Bm A D My dead drunk Uncle Fireball growls these words D "Blood don't make you family, Boy A And I've got news for you Bm A D Rattlesnakes don't sing like speckled birds" (Chorus) G A D Are you ready for the long journey home? G A D The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones G A The simple life tastes sweeter now D G You have no need to roam D A D Are you ready for the long journey home? D A D Are you ready for the long journey home?
