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)