Rodney Crowell – The Long Journey Home (Guitar)

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(Verse)
D
We ran off chasing rainbows

A
'Neath the blue Montana sky

Bm                            A             D
And we self-proclaimed our freedom with a roar

D
We crossed those raging rivers

A
And we drank the taverns dry

Bm                              A
And we bowed our heads to legends

        D
Gone before
(Chorus)
G                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?

G                               A               D
The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones

G                               A
The simple life tastes sweeter now

D                       G
You have no need to roam

D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?
(Verse)
D
The wind down off the Yellowstone

A
Blows coal trains off their tracks

Bm                      A               D
And the water springs eternal from the fire

D
An eagle flies at sunrise

A
'Cross an aspen grove and back

Bm                          A            D
And the moonlight brings a blue coyote choir
(Chorus)
G                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?

G                               A               D
The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones

G                               A
The simple life tastes sweeter now

D                       G
You have no need to roam

D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?
(Instrumental) D A Bm A D (2x) (Verse)
D
In dreams of mile-high cotton fields

A
We once ran barefoot through

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My dead drunk Uncle Fireball growls these words

D
"Blood don't make you family, Boy

A
And I've got news for you

Bm                  A                    D
Rattlesnakes don't sing like speckled birds"
(Chorus)
G                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?

G                            A             D
The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones

G                       A
The simple life tastes sweeter now

D                       G
You have no need to roam

D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?

D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?