Key: E major
Intro 1
B
F#
C#
B
Verse 1
B
A#m
with a meeting of the eye s
D#m
B
I did send my mental message
F#
C#
D#m
under California skies
B
A#m
fore she turned to go
F#sus4
Verse 2
F#
D#m
B
She was sitting by her lonesome
F#
D#m
shining like a northern star
B
A#m
she paused before she spoke
Interlude 1
wide open road
F#
B
D#m
C#
B
G#m
B
Verse 3
B
A#m
in a grove of tangerines
D#m
B
Said goodbye to friends and family,
F#
D#m
hello to all our dreams
F#
D#m
Traded warm Mojave sunshine
B
A#m
for Rocky Mountain snow
C#
F#
wide open road
B
F#
Verse 4
B
A#m
in our cabin on the hill
B
F#
D#m
quite to chase away the chill
F#
D#m
But a colder wind was blowing
C#
B
A#m
from deep down in her soul
B
F#
B
That kept her on that wide open
D#m
C#
B
road
Interlude 2
D#m
C#
B
D#m
C#
B
Verse 5
B
F#
looked around for more
C#
D#m
B
While I was looking for forever,
C#
D#m
she was looking for the door
F#
C#
D#m
But her sad eyes were determined
C#
B
A#m
on the day she let me go
Interlude 3
F#
B
D#m
B
D#m
C#
F#
B
D#m
G#m
B
D#m
B
D#m
Verse 6
C#
F#
That was oh, so many years now,
B
C#
A#m
I have other tales to tell
C#
D#m
But if you see my Southern gypsy
B
F#
D#m
C#
Tell her Shakespeare bids her well
F#
C#
D#m
Maybe take this song to give her
C#
B
A#m
to lighten up her load
B
F#
Down that long, wide open road
Outro 1
wide open road
B
F#
B
D#m
C#
B
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