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