Miles and Years (capo 3) Verse G, Am, C Chorus G, D, C G Garbage day north side of Chicago Am Dark smoke diesels scream right past C G She looks for the words - but never quite sure G And I'm waiting for the wind to blow Am The smell of hope far from my nose C G The engine in this dream starts to go G And I'm trying hard to hear her Am But I don't quite have the nerve C G Because what she said I have never had the ears for G Now love is on the table Am And he's had one to many beers C And he's laughin' in my face G And spittin' with every word G D C G She was holdin' out, he was movin' on G D C G Has got me wonderin' how, these things turn out so wrong G Our conversations been stained with coffee Am I'm lookin' at an empty cup C G With Townes Van Zandt ringing in my ears G Walked down to the shores of Great Lake Michigan Am And try my best to shoot down a reason C G Find that target, I just can't hit G So I ask about her family Am Try my damnedest not to care C G Cause I loved her once and I never will forget G We traipsed across those mountain tops Am Played old soul songs from that jukebox C G In that gritty northern bar miles and years from here G D C G She was holdin' out, he was movin' on G D C G Has got me wonderin' how, these things turn out so wrong G History is a live and well Am He spent last night with Lefty in a keep motel C G And he's a little bit tired and a little bit upset G I got to ask for forgiveness Am I know he don't just freely give it C G I got a chance to pony up for a decent meal G Am History, Love, and Desire they're playing poker Texas style C G With cards printed right off my chest G Am Desire she goes all in with a pair deuces and bluffers grin C G And Love is folding pocket kings again G Desire thinks she can work her king Am But History won't be shamed C G He's gonna send her home without a penny or a dime G D C G She was holdin' out, he was movin' on G D C G Has got me wonderin' how, these things turn out so wrong X2
