Key: A (capo 2)
Intro:Am / C / G / D /(2x)
Verse 1
Am C
Oh little bird, how you sing
G D
About the cold that gave to spring
Am C
She found a map in a wooden drawer
G D
And laid it out on the floor
C
She said do I want more
Chorus:
Em D C G
80 miles of Omaha are all that I have seen
C G C D
Since the day I was born oh lord, nothin there for me
Em D C G
No need to yell a fare thee well to my darlin and me
C G C
Til i’m livin fine on a mountain high
Em C
Gotta get away, gotta get away
Verse 2
Am
Among the grain
C
And open sky
G D
Holding hands making plans in the rye
Am
They had a dream
C
Of fitting in
G D
But she’s too plain and he’s too thin
C
Said we could ride the wind
(Chorus)
Verse 3
Am C
Summer air lay on the plains
G D
All the roads lay out like veins
Am C
The engine whirs, now their gone
G D
Been here 18 years too long
C
Time for movin on
(Chorus)