Tabbed by John Lofgren D5 G5 D5 I love crossing the Mississippi river it runs so wide and deep A5 The sun winks down between the spans at me D5 G5 D5 Tugboat sings down low beneath the pop of the pavement breaks A5 Above that old West Memphis reverie D5 G5 D5 And I can see me flying down i40, as the camera pulls away A5 And the music swells with possibilities D5 G5 D5 And maybe I'm just hoping, as i wake up from my dreams A5 Or maybe I just watch too much TV G5 D5 And I'm going to Colorado, living out of my car E5 A5 I went off to find myself underneath the western stars G5 D5 G5 I ain't going back to Nashville all alone where no one cares, D5 A5 G5 And I'm a long ways home from anywhere Steamers puffing pumping money This ain't the life for me I'll never make another day's living with my hands maybe those big old trucks rolling by Will go back to Tennessee Tell my daddy that I done the best I can Chorus: And I'm going to Colorado, living out of my car I went off to find myself and I found myself in a bar, I ain't going back to Nashville all alone where no one cares, And I'm a long ways off from anywhere Some days I drink whiskey and some days I get stoned And I tell my lies to guys down on the street And some days I start driving till I just can't drive no more Then I stop and let some guy tell lies to me Chorus