Thoroughfare chords by Ethel Cain

♫ Intro:

E D A E


♫ Verse 1:
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You fell in love with America when you were twelve years old
       A                                     E
And by seventeen, you knew you had to see it all
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You loved your dad and the love he had for your mother, so
           A                                    E
You had to get out and go chasin' its sweet call

♫ Instrumental:
D A E


♫ Verse 2:
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I met you there in Texas somewhere on the thoroughfare
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On the side of the road in some torn-up clothes with a pistol in my pocket
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I didn't trust no one, but you said, "Baby, don't run, I'll take you anywhere"
     A                                            E
So I hopped right in, outta luck to spend, and at least your truck beats walking


♫ Chorus:
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And you said, "Hey, do you wanna see thе west with me?
       A                                     E
'Cause lovе's out there and I can't leave it be"
                                               D
And I said, "Honey, love's never meant much to me
         A                                          E
But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need"


♫ Verse 3:

So we made off for California
             D
To find your lover, drivin' day and night
    A
And every small town diner
E
Saw our faces at least once or twice

But in these motel rooms
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I started to see you differently, oh
               A                             E
'Cause for the first time since I was a child

I could see a man who wasn't angry


♫ Verse 4:

And he said, "It's been a long damn time since I left Florida
                                D
No one left to leave and no one left to love
             A                                        E
But now that I met you, I finally know just where I'm headin'"

And we found heaven in time where your western sunshine
      D
Met my deep southern wet
            A
And you got lost in it and yet you found yourself
     E
Hard-pressed for air and sweatin'


♫ Chorus:
                                                   D
And you said, "Hey, do you wanna see the west with me?

(Do you wanna see the west with me)
       A                                     E
'Cause love's out there and I can't leave it be"

(I can't leave it, I can't leave it)
                                                    D
And I said, "Honey, love's never meant that much to me

(Nothing much)
         A                                          E
But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need"


♫ Instrumental:
D E D A E


♫ Bridge:

And once we reached the coast, you said, "End of the line
         D
We finally reached the edge after all this time
         A                                              E
I didn't find my love, but I still made it this far without it"

And then you turned to me and stared into me deep
                 D
And said, "Well, maybe not 'cause look at what I've got
          A                            E        N.C.
You might not be my love, but, baby, I doubt it"


♫ Chorus:
               E                                   D
And you said, "Hey, do you wanna see the west with me?
       A                                     E
'Cause love's out there and I can't leave it be"

(I can't leave it, I can't leave it)
                                                    D
And I said, "Honey, love's never meant that much to me
         A                                          E
But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need"


♫ Instrumental:
D A E D


♫ Outro:
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'Cause in your pickup truck with all of your dumb luck is the only place I think I'd ever wanna be