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Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks Capo 2
D G D G D G D G
D Em D   Em A D
WDho doesn't kGnow what I'm Dtalking abGout
WDho's never left hGome, who's never stDruck out
To find a drGeam and a life of their oDwn
A pGlace in the clouds, a founAdation of stone
DMany preEmcede and many will fDollow
DA young girl's dEmreams no longer hDollow
It takes the sGhape of a place out Dwest
But what it hGolds for her, she hasn't yeAt guessed
She needs Dwide Emopen sGpaces   A   DRoom to Emmake her big mGistakesA  
She needs  D  Emnew faGces She kAnows the high sDtakesEm  G  A  
SDhe traveled this Emroad as a cDhild
WDide eyed and gEmrinning, she never tDired
But now she wGon't be coming back with the rDest
If these are lGife's lessons, she'll take tAhis test
She needs Dwide Emopen sGpaces   A   DRoom to Emmake her big mGistakesA  
She needs  D  Emnew faGces She kAnows the high sDtakes She knEmows the high sGtakeAs
D Em D   D Em D
D Em D   Em A D
As her folks drive aGway, her dad yells, "CDheck the oil!"
Mom stares out the wGindow and says, "I'm lDeaving my girl"
She said, "It dGidn't seem like that long aDgo"
When she sGtood there and let her own fAolks know
She needed Dwide Emopen sGpaces   A   DRoom to Emmake her big mGistakesA  
She needs  D  Emnew faGces She kAnows the high sDtakes She knEmows the high sGtakeAs
D Em G A D Em G A
D Em G A D Em G A D

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The story behind the song

"Wide Open Spaces" captures the universal yearning to leave home and forge one's own path. The song's writer began it after returning home from college, inspired by her mother sending back a notebook with early lyrics about leaving. It speaks to the feeling of a young person needing "room to make her big mistakes" and find her dreams. Released in 1998 as the title track from The Chicks' album Wide Open Spaces, it became a signature anthem for independence and self-discovery. Playing it channels that spirit of hopeful venturing out into the unknown.

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Wide Open Spaces

by The Chicks (Dixie Chicks)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks Capo 2

D G D G D G D G

D Em D Em A D

D G D G

Who doesn't know what I'm talking about

D G D

Who's never left home, who's never struck out

G D

To find a dream and a life of their own

G A

A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone

D Em D

Many precede and many will follow

D Em D

A young girl's dreams no longer hollow

G D

It takes the shape of a place out west

G A

But what it holds for her, she hasn't yet guessed

D Em G A D Em G A

She needs wide open spaces Room to make her big mistakes

D Em G A D Em G A

She needs new faces She knows the high stakes

D Em D

She traveled this road as a child

D Em D

Wide eyed and grinning, she never tired

G D

But now she won't be coming back with the rest

G A

If these are life's lessons, she'll take this test

D Em G A D Em G A

She needs wide open spaces Room to make her big mistakes

D Em G A D Em G A

She needs new faces She knows the high stakes She knows the high stakes

D Em D D Em D

D Em D Em A D

G D

As her folks drive away, her dad yells, "Check the oil!"

G D

Mom stares out the window and says, "I'm leaving my girl"

G D

She said, "It didn't seem like that long ago"

G A

When she stood there and let her own folks know

D Em G A D Em G A

She needed wide open spaces Room to make her big mistakes

D Em G A D Em G A

She needs new faces She knows the high stakes She knows the high stakes

D Em G A D Em G A

D Em G A D Em G A D

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