Here We Are Way Out In The Country chords by Arlo Guthrie

Chords with lyrics

Words and Music by Arlo Guthrie

[Verse 1]
C majorC     C/Bb
Here I am
     Dm7Dm7  Dm/E   Dm/F  Dm/G
Won't you take me in your arms tonight
  C majorC       C/Bb
And there you are
    Dm7Dm7   Dm/E   Dm/F  Dm/G
Looking like the stars are in your eyes
C majorC     C/Bb
Here we go
       Dm7Dm7   Dm/E    Dm/F  Dm/G
You know it's been so long since we were lovers
C majorC       C/Bb
I don't know
   Dm7Dm7    Dm/E   Dm/F   Dm/G A minorAm
If I felt this way since then and baby why

[Chorus]
         D MajorD
Why we said good-bye
        FF
Why we sat and cried
      DmDm Dm/E Dm/F  Dm/G
Why we ever let this happen to us

[Verse 2]
C majorC      C/Bb
I don't care
       Dm7Dm7    Dm/E    Dm/F  Dm/G
Where you've been, I've been there too You know that
C majorC     C/Bb
You and me
      DmDm   Dm/E  Dm/F  Dm/G
We had some growing on our own to do now
C majorC      C/Bb
Let's get on
       Dm7Dm7   Dm/E   Dm/F   Dm/G
You know the time's a-wasting, Morning's breaking
C majorC      C/Bb
Here we are
    Dm7Dm7   Dm/E  Dm/F  Dm/G A minorAm
Looking like we used to be and baby why

[Chorus]
         D MajorD
Why we said good-bye
        FF
Why we sat and cried
      DmDm Dm/E Dm/F  Dm/G
Why we ever let this happen to us

AbAb G+G F#dimF#dim G+G C minorCm AbAb G+G F#dimF#dim G+G C majorC

[Bridge]
G+G       D MajorD
There's a bird flying high
       G+G
Way up in the air
              C majorC
And I am sitting here with you at my side
G+G    D MajorD   G+G
Way out in the country

         D MajorD
There's a lot of real big trees
D7D7       G+G
Rolling gently on the breeze
         C majorC        G+G
And I am playing with the bumble bees
  D MajorD   G+G
Out in the country

         D7D7
Puffy clouds are in the air
         G+G
If it rains well we won't care
            C majorC
'Cause you look good in your underwear
G+G    D MajorD   G+G       C majorC
Way out in the country

[Verse 3]
C majorC     C/Bb
Here I am
    Dm7Dm7   Dm/E Dm/F   Dm/G
Let me take you in my arms and hold you
C majorC     C/Bb
Once again
       Dm7Dm7  Dm/E  Dm/F   Dm/G
It feels like we are coming home and well
C majorC       C/Bb
Remember when
    Dm7Dm7    Dm/E Dm/F  Dm/G
We were young and so in love together
C majorC      C/Bb
Here we are
   Dm7Dm7   Dm/E  Dm/F  Dm/G A minorAm
Happy like we used to be, and baby why

[Chorus]
         D MajorD
Why we said good-bye
        FF
Why we sat and cried
      DmDm Dm/E Dm/F Dm/G
Why we ever let this happen to us

[Final Verse]
AbAb      G+G       F#dimF#dim
You know the time is at an end
  G+G       C minorCm
And you and I can just be friends
AbAb    G+G        F#dimF#dim
And if we let this moment pass
 G+G         C majorC      C/Bb DmDm Dm/E Dm/F Dm/G C majorC