Verse 1 
(D)I left my car beside the hiway and i(A)didnt lock the doors. 
Left a (G)note there with the keys sayin' take 'er friend she's(D)yours. 
(D)Then i struck out accrossTexas gon'a(A)walk it line to line. 
Now i'm (G)half way 'cross New Mexico and your'e still on my (D)mind 
(G)This road thats goin'nowhere just(A)leads me on and on 
As i(G) ask myself with every step will i(A)ever be alone? 
(D)i wonder just how(G)far it is over(D)you 
(D)is there no place i(Em)go that you dont come (A) to. 
(A)When i left Tenn(G)isee (A) i thought we were (D)through 
(D)and i wonder how(Em)far it is over(D).

Verse 2 
I was deep in California.When i finally made a friend. 
It was me and that old hobo,till you showed up again. 
Then he ran out of liquor,and i ran out of time. 
Now i'm standin by the ocean,and your still on my mind 
I'm srarin' at the water,so blue and deep and wide. 
Thought a man could lose a mem'ry over on the other side. 
 
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