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