| C | |
| Fair to Midland is all that I need |
| If I had fare to Midland |
| I'd take the first seat |
| F | |
| On a | fast train, bus, or plane |
| Which ever proved the quickest |
| C | |
| Way for | me |
| C | |
| I left her in Midland |
| Near one last promise |
| I couldn't keep |
| To chase a future paved with fools |
| Small county roads |
| Don't ever reach |
| F | |
| But for every | cloudless mile |
| The sun has shone |
| There's been a hundred |
| C | |
| Nights alone, at | least |
| g | |
| The | shame is how it took so long |
| To figure out, fare to Midland |
| C | |
| Don't come | cheap |
| G | |
| My eyes keep | lonely |
| C | |
| Thoughts reminding | me |
| G | C | |
| With every | dusty truck that I | see |
| F | |
| I'm only | closer to |
| C | |
| How far | away can be |
| G | |
| And all the | time that's left |
| C | |
| Is an | eternity |
| Instrumental |
| G | |
| To make myself West Texas bound |
| C | |
| The fare to Midland is all I | need |
| C | |
| Fair to Midland is all that I need |
| If I had fare to Midland |
| I'd take the first seat |
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