Dwight Yoakam - A Thousand Miles From Nowhere

intro : C – Am – C – Am

C Am
i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
C Am
time don’t matter to me
C Am
’cause i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
F G
and there’s no place i wanna be

C Am
i got heartaches in my pocket
C Am
i got echoes in my head
C Am
and all that i keep hearing
F G
are the cruel , cruel things that you said

C Am
i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
C Am
time don’t matter to me
C Am
’cause i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
F G
and there’s no place i wanna be

F G F G ( stop ) Am
oh i , oh i , oh i – – – – – – i , i – – – i . . .

lead ride : C – Am – C – Am – C – Am – F – G – G

F G F G ( stop ) Am
oh i , oh i , oh i – – – – – – i , i – – – i . . . oh i . . .

C Am
i’ve got bruises on my memories
C Am
i’ve got tearstains on my hands
C Am
and in the mirror there’s a vision
F G
of what used to be a man

C Am
i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
C Am
time don’t matter to me
C Am
’cause i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
F G
and there’s no place i wanna be

C Am
i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
C Am
time don’t matter to me
C Am
’cause i’m a thousand miles from nowhere
F G
and there’s no place i wanna be

F – F – G – G – F – F – G – G
oh i . . .

lead ride : C – Am – C – Am – C – Am – F – G – G

F G F G Am
oh i’ oh i’ oh i – – – – – – i , i – – – i . . .

oh i . . .