Chords with lyrics
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
Quick dashes mark the property ends
D MajorD
Beach creek
G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
A augmentedA road that turns and bends
B minorBm
Little squares for houses
G+G
Strung along roads
B minorBm
The land transfigured
G+G C majorC
Into topographic codes
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
Maps show you what is simple and true
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
I'm laying out a bird's eye view
B minorBm
Where did he travel?
G+G
What did he see?
B minorBm
A augmentedA sweeping atlas
G+G C majorC
of my dad's mythology
D MajorD
Dad was born on this farm
G+G A augmentedA
Here's our house
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
Here's the spot where he died
B minorBm G+G
I can draw a circle
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
His whole life fits inside
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
Four miles from our door
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
I-80 ran from shore to shore
B minorBm
On its way from the Castro
G+G
To Christopher Street
B minorBm
The road not taken
G+G C majorC
Just four miles from our door
D MajorD
You were born on this farm
G+G A augmentedA
Here's our house
G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Here's the spot where you died
B minorBm G+G
I can draw a circle
B minorBm G+G
I can draw a circle
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
You lived your life inside