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Western Sky

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[Verse 1]
 CA pilot's Fson won't fly
 GSo it's a Ctwo-day drive
 CKissed his Fbrave new wife goodGbye
 CThe road ends Fin a fence
 GShe flies off Coverhead
 CHe starts his Flonely trip out Gwest
[Chorus 1]
 FWestern Gsky
 FThe miles go Gby
 CShe'll Falways Gget there first
 And CI'll alFways arGrive
 FMeet you Gthere
 FYou take Gcare
 CI Flove that Glook you give
 BeCfore you Fsay goodGbye
 BeCfore you Fsay goodGbye
[Verse 2]
 CHis conscience Fwaits for dark
 GLike an AM Cradio song
 CFades in reFflected off the Gclouds
 CAfter his Ffather crashed
 GHe moved his Cfamily back
 CAnd vowed to Fnever leave the Gground
[Chorus 2]
 FWestern Gsky
 FBetween the Gsigns
 CI'm Fspelling Gout your name
 In Cneon Fpassing Gby
 FMeet you Gthere
 FSaturGday
 CNow Fyou be Gcareful love
 The Croad can FhypnoGtize
 The Croad can FhypnoGtize
 The Croad can FhypnoGtize
     C        F    G
[Verse 3]
 CAn exit Fin the rain
 GShe answered beCfore it rang
 CBut he can Fonly say her Gname
[Chorus 3]
 FWestern Gsky
 FHe laughs then Gsighs
 CI'm Fonly Ghalfway home
 And Cstopping Ffor the Gnight
 FGlad you're Gthere
 FYou know my Gfear
 CI Fneed those Gwords you say
 BeCfore you Fsay goodGbye
 BeCfore you Fsay goodGbye
 BeCfore you Fsay goodGbye
   C        F       G

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Western Sky

by Freedy Johnston

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[Verse 1]

C F

A pilot's son won't fly

G C

So it's a two-day drive

C F G

Kissed his brave new wife goodbye

C F

The road ends in a fence

G C

She flies off overhead

C F G

He starts his lonely trip out west

[Chorus 1]

F G

Western sky

F G

The miles go by

C F G

She'll always get there first

C F G

And I'll always arrive

F G

Meet you there

F G

You take care

C F G

I love that look you give

C F G

Before you say goodbye

C F G

Before you say goodbye

[Verse 2]

C F

His conscience waits for dark

G C

Like an AM radio song

C F G

Fades in reflected off the clouds

C F

After his father crashed

G C

He moved his family back

C F G

And vowed to never leave the ground

[Chorus 2]

F G

Western sky

F G

Between the signs

C F G

I'm spelling out your name

C F G

In neon passing by

F G

Meet you there

F G

Saturday

C F G

Now you be careful love

C F G

The road can hypnotize

C F G

The road can hypnotize

C F G

The road can hypnotize

C F G

[Verse 3]

C F

An exit in the rain

G C

She answered before it rang

C F G

But he can only say her name

[Chorus 3]

F G

Western sky

F G

He laughs then sighs

C F G

I'm only halfway home

C F G

And stopping for the night

F G

Glad you're there

F G

You know my fear

C F G

I need those words you say

C F G

Before you say goodbye

C F G

Before you say goodbye

C F G

Before you say goodbye

C F G

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