The Blue Distance chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Across the railroad tracks,
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down the gravel road
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Headlights  throw a   beam
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on the way back home
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Lie down, lie down, listen wide awake
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To the trains that roll,
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to the sound time makes

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Verse 2
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It passes through the air like a
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summer storm
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Catching on my sleeve
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like a roses thorn
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Sometimes it whispers,
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sometimes it roars
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Flies like the wind, waits by the door
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And I know you know and that's
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all I need
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When the light of day
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looks like night to me
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When you're far away and I'm all alone
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I can't explain, I know you know

Verse 3
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It
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fills up my chest,
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it fills up my eyes
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Like an old glass jar filled with fireflies
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Sometimes I'm still,
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sometimes I sigh
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Sometimes I'm lost and
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I don't know why
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But I know you know and that's
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all I need
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When the light of day looks like
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night to me
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When you're far away and I'm all alone
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I can't explain, I know you know

Interlude 1

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Verse 4
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In the morning light,
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before the heat sets  in
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Call the dogs to  run where
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the shade has been
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Across the railroad tracks
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lay your silver down
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Find it smooth and flat,
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stars for your crown

Verse 5
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In the blue distance where
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our lives unfurl
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At the edges of the sky,
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the beauty of the world
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I know you know and that's
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all I need
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When the light of day looks
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like night to me
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When we're far away and we're all alone
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I can't explain, I know you know