Wichita Chords

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Verse: C She went back to Wichita C She went back to her ma and pa G Reckon I saw her next to my truck C Pumping gas with the car packed up. C We talked as neighbors will C There waiting for the tanks to fill G We talked about nothing, how it might snow C How far she had to go.

Chorus:       F                          G Going back where the grass grows tall         Am          C      F  And the fields burn in the fall                                    G You can still hear the night birds call               C Back in Wichita. Verse: C She came in '85 C Came here as a July bride        G But it never got easy, never got rich                             C Ain't got much but what she came here with. C Good times have all been spent C She ain't broke but she's badly bent         G There's nothing she wants here, nothing that shines                   C She's made up her mind. Chorus: F G Going back where the grass grows tall Am C F And the fields burn in the fall G You can still hear the night birds call C Back in Wichita. Instrumental: C C G C C C G C F G Am C F F F F G C F G Going back where the grass grows tall Am C F And the fields burn in the fall G You can still hear the night birds call C Back in Wichita. Bridge: G She says for all my time F                 C Well, I ain't got much to show G You can tell that man of mine and F G anyone who wants to know Chorus: F G Going back where the grass grows tall Am C F And the fields burn in the fall G You can still hear the night birds call C Back in Wichita. G You can still hear the night birds call C Back in Wichita. Outro: C  F  G  C