Am
Tires are curled,
E7
By the side of the road,
Dm
Sleeping off the breakup,
E7
From the wheel and load.
Am
I am curled,
E7
On one side of the bed,
Dm
In a Motel 6, 
E7
With my independence.

Am
Keep going west,
E7
Keep going west,
Dm             E7
Keep going west.

Am
Birds they fly,
E7
Float the roads and ranches,
Dm
Tilt their wings
E7
On the wind and branches.
Am
Oh, my heart it flies
E7
On the highway back.
Dm
I push through, I push through
E7
Endless points of reference.

Am
Keep going west,
E7
Keep going west,
Dm             E7
Keep going west.

Am
The horses' heads,
E7 
Hold up the morning,
Dm
And the low sky hangs,
E7
In God's own noose.
Am
With my lashes long
E7
I dream of the ocean
Dm
And the glow that rang
E7 
When last I kissed you.

Am
Keep going west,
E7
Keep going west,
Dm             E7
Keep going west.

Am
You turned and walked,
E7
I got in the car,
Dm
Cried and choked
E7
The wheel so hard,
Dm
Tied my foot to the gas,
E7                       Am
Oh I looked, I looked back.

Am
Keep going west,
E7
Keep going west,
Dm             
Keep going west,
E7
Keep going west, 
Am
Keep going west,
E7
Keep going west,
Dm            E7             Am
Keep going west.