Intro
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[VERSE]
Am C
I’ll call her Eliza, the girl with no name
G Dm
All wrapped up in silence, in secrets, in pain
Am C
In north country winter, both tied to the road
G Dm
She Smiled and said nothing, I bared her my soul.
Am C
And I knew that I loved her, but I couldn’t say why
G Dm
And all of that silence might well have been lies
Am C
She cried out “I love you, but I’ll never be free.
G Dm
There ‘aint no use guessing, just forget about me.”
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[CHORUS]
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Oooh, Oooh, It’s lonesome out here on the road
C G
Where the last points of fire that light the night sky
Am F
Burn down to their embers and flicker and die
C G Dm F
And Oooh Oooh, My fingers go numb in the cold
C G
Where the last little spark that’s disrupting the dark
Am F
Is that last bit of feeling that’s left in my heart
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[VERSE]
Am C
My footsteps were haunted for many long weeks
G Dm
I couldn’t find shelter in those dull dusty streets
Am C
So I found me a railcar with no windows, no doors
G Dm
Poured out all my love on the cold rusty floor
[VERSE]
Am C
And in the gray morning I was long gone, away
G Dm
In a far eastern country where the language is strange
Am C
Where the seabirds they circle no ocean nearby
G Dm
Like lost souls they’re crying, lamenting their plight
Am G Dm
[VERSE]
Am C
The sun rises and sets in the same goddamn place
G Dm
Shadows circle my body and laugh in my face
Am C
Though I set out to find me a whole brand new life
G Dm
I don’t want to forget her, I don’t want to die
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[CHORUS]
C G Dm F
Oooh Oooh, It’s lonesome out here on the road
C G
Where the last points of fire that light the night sky
Am F
Burn down to their embers and flicker and die
C G Dm F
And Oooh oooh, My fingers go numb in the cold
C G
Where the last little spark that’s disrupting the dark
Am F
Is that last bit of feeling that’s left in my heart
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