23 Miles Out chords by Katie Henry

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
Dm
I cross the road and the leaves come down
Dm          C                      G
I watch the car pulling out toward town
G             F                    G
Left standing here with a sleeping child
G             F                     G
And a wildcat prowling 'round in my yard
G7         Dm
And winter coming on

Verse 2:
Dm
This is not country I know
Dm          C                        G
I rent this house from people up the road
G                    F                            G
And everybody 'round here, been here a long, long time
G             F                  G
Me, I'll be a stranger all of my life
G7               Dm
'Cause we always move on

Verse 3:
Dm
There was a time I sang a wildcat song
Dm                    C                        G
I said there wasn't a man could ever settle me down
G                    F                             G
And when my soul got heavy, I wrapped it in velvet cloth
G                     F                    G
That was all I had to carry when times got hard
G7           Dm
But that was long ago

Verse 4:
Dm
This child of mine is growin' up strong
Dm                   C                     G
He's got his daddy's fire and his mother's song
G                 F                        G
Me, I picked up a few hearts out along the road
G                F                  G
And I carry them with me wherever I go
G7         Dm
Wherever we go

Verse 5:
Dm
I cross the road and the leaves come down
Dm          C                       G
I watch the car pulling out towards town
G             F                     G
Left standing here with this hungry child
G             F              G
And a wildcat heart 23 miles out
G7         Dm
And winter coming on