| C | Dm7 | G7 | Dm7 | G7 | C | |
| I have been a r | over, | I have w | alked | a - l | one; |
| C | Dm7 | G7 | Dm7 | G7 | C | |
| Hiked a hundred h | ighways, | never f | ound | a hom | e. |
| C | CM7 | CM7/6 | G7 | Am | Am7 | F | Em | Dm7 | G7 | |
| Still | in | all I | 'm h | appy | -- the r | eason | is, you | see, |
| C | C7 | F | Bb9 | C | G7 | Fdim | C | |
| Once in a wh | ile alo | ng the | way, l | ove's been | good | to | me. |
| C | Dm7 | G7 | Dm7 | G7 | C | C/B | |
| There was a g | irl in | Denver bef | ore the s | ummer st | orm; |
| Am | A9 | Am | Am7 | Em | Am | F | G7 | |
| Oh, | her e | yes | were t | ender, | oh, her a | rms were w | arm. |
| G | Am7 | G/B | C | C/B | Asus4 | Am | F | Fm | Bb9 | |
| A | nd | she c | ould s | mile a | way the | thun - | der, k | iss a | way the | rain -- |
| C | C7 | F | Bb9 | C | G7 | C | |
| Even tho | ugh she's g | one a | way, you | won't hear | me compl | ain |
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| C | Dm7 | G7 | Dm7 | G7 | C | C/B | |
| There was a g | irl in | Portland. | nefore the | winter c | hill; |
| Am | A9 | Am | Am7 | Em | Am | F | G7 | |
| We u | sed to | go | a-cour | tin' al | ong Octob | er hi | ll. |
| G | Am7 | G/B | C | C/B | Asus4 | Am | F | Fm | Bb9 | |
| And | she | could | laugh | away the | dark c | louds, | cry a | way the | snow -- |
| C | C7 | F | Bb9 | C | G7 | C | |
| It | seems like | only y | ester | day as do | wn the r | oad I | go. |
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