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I Tried Going West chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
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I tried going

west
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where the sky meets the sun
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Where the edge of the
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world's always been
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As far from this place as a
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girl gets to run
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When her reasons to stay have worn thin
Verse 2
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Out there the days were so
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bright and so blue
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Yet I missed all my thunder and rain
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The way a storm punctures
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a hot afternoon
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Washing away every stain
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Verse 3
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When my maps pointed north
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they were calling for snow
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To cover all sound and all sight
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Tell me where on this earth does
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all that noise go
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Underneath all of that white
Verse 4
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With thaws scarcely mentioned
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I dug out my truck
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By the time the storm cleared I was gone
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Back on the road with the ra dio up
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Singing at the top of my lungs
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Driving and crying and driving some more
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Oh the south is a good place to hide
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Hot nights, cold beer and
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creaky screen doors
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And a motel's vacancy sign
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A letter a day
Verse 6
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I wrote back home to you
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But not one you ever received
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Because I can't stand a man
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who lies like you do
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And I can't bear a woman who pleads
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Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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One day it dawned I had
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Dsus4
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run out of road

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Like a horse to the barn I was hell bent to go
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As fast going back as I'd come
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Home,
Verse 8
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home was the song that I sang
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As I pulled in just before dark
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There was only a hook where your
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coat used to hang
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That's where I hung up my
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heart
Interlude 3
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Verse 9
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I tried going west,
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where the sky meets the sun
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • A

  • Dsus4

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Tried Going West by Mary Chapin Carpenter is F major.

The primary chords used in I Tried Going West are F, Dm, Bb, C, Fsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, Bb, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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