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Cradle Of The Interstate by Nanci Griffith
Cradle Of The Interstate
Capo Third Fret, preferably on a 12-string acoustic
Chords:
G 320033
Cmaj7 032000
Fmaj7 003210
C/G 032013
D 000232
Bm 224432
C 032013
Intro: G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/G
G Cmaj7
It's crystal breakin' in the light of day
Fmaj7 C/G
It's the heat of the moon that's gone it's way
G Cmaj7
And everybody's packin' their wings to fly home
Fmaj7 D G Cmaj7
Fmaj7 C/G
Leavin' me here in the cradle of the interstate alone.
G Cmaj7
And fair-weathered friends are a damned disease
Fmaj7 C/G
They drink my wine and take my money
G Cmaj7
Fools are reachin' for a dim spotlight shine
Fmaj7
If you want that shine
D G Cmaj7
Fmaj7 C/G
You're gonna have to write your own damn lines.
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
It turns a warm heart cold
Bm C G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C
Hey, clear this road--and let me by.
G Cmaj7
I got fog in the foothills of Tennessee
Fmaj7 C/G
It's the catskill mountains and the blue ridge behind me
G Cmaj7
Toppin' my list on all I need
Fmaj7 D G
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/G
It's a warm cup of coffee and a bottle of whiskey beside me.
G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C
G Cmaj7
I work so hard to build this livin
Fmaj7 C/G
In a business of hard lines where nobody's sharin'
G Cmaj7
Fools chase the tails of that top 40 flight
Fmaj7
Hell, the only friend that holds me
D G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/G
Is the cradle of the interstate at night.
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
It turns a warm heart cold
Bm C G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C
Hey, clear this road--and let me by.
G Cmaj7
It's crystal breakin' in the light of day
Fmaj7 C/G
It's the heat of the moon that's gone it's way
G Cmaj7
And everybody's packin' their wings to fly home
Fmaj7 D G
Leavin' me here in the cradle of the interstate alone.
G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 D G
Lullab-y, roll me gently in this cradle of the interstate home. (3x)
G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C/G
Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo.
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