Forty Miles From Nowhere chords by Willie Nelson

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

Intro:

D    Bm7    Em7    A


Verse 1:
D               Bm
It rained today, the clouds rolled up at dawn
Em7                      A
 All hell burst wide open and just like that was gone
     D                                          Bm
Your little lap dog chased a fox-tailed squirrel across the main road through the woods
Em7                       A
 Some ninja on a dirt bike nearly ran him down for good
D

 Right about now, it gets quiet around here
Bm
 What with nightfall in the wings
Em7
 The floorboards creak and the faucets leak
A
 But it’s the emptiness that sings

Chorus 1:
G                     D                   G
 The wind grows chill and then lies still
D                        A                     D
 Forty miles from nowhere at the bottom of the world


Bridge:
Bm
 Friends don’t call like they used to
D
 For reasons not unkind
Em7
 If there’s anything that we can do
G                    A
 Hangs hollow down a telephone line


Verse 2:
D                                               Bm
 There’s a cedar grove in the back of the house, maybe halfway down the hill
Em7                            A
 A place to go and just lay low when there's precious time to kill
D                                                       Bm7
 Well, it’s me your little lap dog and that old brindle cat trying to keep this place alive
Em7                          A
 Heading into town these days is the last thing on my mind
D                                     Bm7
 When the moon is hanging fat and full and all those jangly stars recede
Em7                                  A
 A fold-out couch on a midnight porch is where my footsteps lead


Chorus 2:
G                D             G
 You always said I made my bed
D                        A                     Bm
 Forty miles from nowhere at the bottom of the world
D                        A                     D
 Forty miles from nowhere at the bottom of the world


Outro:
Bm7    Em7    A    D
Bm7    Em7    A    D
Bm7    Em7    A    D
Bm7    Em7