{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1460326,"song":"Somewhere In New Mexico","artist":"Jill Sobule","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11261148-somewhere-in-new-mexico-chords-by-jill-sobule/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1460326?type=chord","rating":4.78763,"votes":3,"content":"Beautiful, simple song that should've been up here a while ago.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI have a friend, swear she saw Jesus[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHovering above her lonely bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said it changed her life forever[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Whatever works\" I said[/tab]\r\n\r\nI sit with her changing channels\r\nIt's so hard to concentrate\r\nI laugh at her, but I'm pretty sure\r\nShe's having a better day\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I will lay on the highway somewhere in New Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd wait for a strange light to come and take me home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr I will stand by the statue and wait for her to cry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo see real tears that seem sincere once before I die[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe other night I talked to an old flame\r\nWho finally said why he moved on\r\nHe said I didn't have faith in anything\r\nI knew he wasn't wrong\r\n\r\nI saw two lovers in the park\r\nWith that dreamy look of lust in their eyes\r\nThe whole world smiled as they passed by\r\nThey just make me mad\r\n\r\nSo I will lay on the highway somewhere in New Mexico\r\nAnd wait for a strange light to come and take me home\r\nOr I will stand by the statue and wait for her to cry\r\nTake this jaded heart, blow it all apart, once before I die\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'll get down on my knees, something I don't believe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSomebody help me please, I'm starting to repeat myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm starting to repeat myself[/tab]\r\n\r\nSo I will lay on the highway somewhere in New Mexico\r\nAnd wait for a strange light to come and take me home\r\nOr I will stand by the statue and wait for her to cry\r\nI'd love to see a miracle once before I die\r\nOnce before I die","plain_text":"Beautiful, simple song that should've been up here a while ago.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI sit with her changing channels\nIt's so hard to concentrate\nI laugh at her, but I'm pretty sure\nShe's having a better day\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe other night I talked to an old flame\nWho finally said why he moved on\nHe said I didn't have faith in anything\nI knew he wasn't wrong\n\nI saw two lovers in the park\nWith that dreamy look of lust in their eyes\nThe whole world smiled as they passed by\nThey just make me mad\n\nSo I will lay on the highway somewhere in New Mexico\nAnd wait for a strange light to come and take me home\nOr I will stand by the statue and wait for her to cry\nTake this jaded heart, blow it all apart, once before I die\n\n\n\n\n\nSo I will lay on the highway somewhere in New Mexico\nAnd wait for a strange light to come and take me home\nOr I will stand by the statue and wait for her to cry\nI'd love to see a miracle once before I die\nOnce before I die","chords":["C","Em","Am","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}