Key: E major
Intro 1
Bb
F
C
Bb
Verse 1
Bb
Am
with a meeting of the eye s
Dm
Bb
I did send my mental message
F
C
Dm
under California skies
Bb
Am
fore she turned to go
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Verse 2
F
Dm
Bb
She was sitting by her lonesome
F
Dm
shining like a northern star
Bb
Am
she paused before she spoke
Interlude 1
wide open road
F
Bb
Dm
C
Bb
Gm
Bb
Verse 3
Bb
Am
in a grove of tangerines
Dm
Bb
Said goodbye to friends and family,
F
Dm
hello to all our dreams
F
Dm
Traded warm Mojave sunshine
Bb
Am
for Rocky Mountain snow
C
F
wide open road
Bb
F
Verse 4
Bb
Am
in our cabin on the hill
Bb
F
Dm
quite to chase away the chill
F
Dm
But a colder wind was blowing
C
Bb
Am
from deep down in her soul
Bb
F
Bb
That kept her on that wide open
Dm
C
Bb
road
Interlude 2
Dm
C
Bb
Dm
C
Bb
Verse 5
Bb
F
looked around for more
C
Dm
Bb
While I was looking for forever,
C
Dm
she was looking for the door
F
C
Dm
But her sad eyes were determined
C
Bb
Am
on the day she let me go
Interlude 3
F
Bb
Dm
Bb
Dm
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
Bb
Dm
Bb
Dm
Verse 6
C
F
That was oh, so many years now,
Bb
C
Am
I have other tales to tell
C
Dm
But if you see my Southern gypsy
Bb
F
Dm
C
Tell her Shakespeare bids her well
F
C
Dm
Maybe take this song to give her
C
Bb
Am
to lighten up her load
Bb
F
Down that long, wide open road
Outro 1
wide open road
Bb
F
Bb
Dm
C
Bb
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