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Wichita

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[Verse]
CShe went back to Wichita
CShe went back to her ma and pa
GReckon I saw her next to my truck
Pumping gas with the Ccar packed up.
CWe talked as neighbors will
CThere waiting for the tanks to fill
We Gtalked about nothing, how it might snow
How far she had to Cgo.
[Chorus]
Going Fback where the grass grows Gtall
And the Amfields burn Cin the Ffall
You can still hear the night birds Gcall
Back in WichitCa.
[Verse]
CShe came in '85
CCame here as a July bride
But it Gnever got easy, never got rich
Ain't got much but what she Ccame here with.
CGood times have all been spent
CShe ain't broke but she's badly bent
There's Gnothing she wants here, nothing that shines
She's made up her Cmind.
[Chorus]
Going Fback where the grass grows Gtall
And the Amfields burn Cin the Ffall
You can still hear the night birds Gcall
Back in WichitCa.
[Instrumental]
C  C  G  C
C  C  G  C
F  G  Am  C  F
F  F  F  G
C
Going Fback where the grass grows Gtall
And the Amfields burn Cin the Ffall
You can still hear the night birds Gcall
Back in WichitCa.
[Bridge]
GShe says for all my time
Well, I Fain't got much to Cshow
GYou can tell that man of mine and
aFnyone who wants to Gknow
[Chorus]
Going Fback where the grass grows Gtall
And the Amfields burn Cin the Ffall
You can still hear the night birds Gcall
Back in WichitCa.
You can still hear the night birds Gcall
Back in WichitCa.
[Outro]
C  F  G  C

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Wichita

by Gillian Welch

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

She went back to Wichita

She went back to her ma and pa

Reckon I saw her next to my truck

Pumping gas with the car packed up.

We talked as neighbors will

There waiting for the tanks to fill

We talked about nothing, how it might snow

How far she had to go.

[Chorus]

F G

Going back where the grass grows tall

Am C F

And the fields burn in the fall

You can still hear the night birds call

Back in Wichita.

[Verse]

She came in '85

Came here as a July bride

But it never got easy, never got rich

Ain't got much but what she came here with.

Good times have all been spent

She ain't broke but she's badly bent

There's nothing she wants here, nothing that shines

She's made up her mind.

[Chorus]

F G

Going back where the grass grows tall

Am C F

And the fields burn in the fall

You can still hear the night birds call

Back in Wichita.

[Instrumental]

C C G C

F G Am C F

F F F G

F G

Going back where the grass grows tall

Am C F

And the fields burn in the fall

You can still hear the night birds call

Back in Wichita.

[Bridge]

She says for all my time

F C

Well, I ain't got much to show

You can tell that man of mine and

F G

anyone who wants to know

[Chorus]

F G

Going back where the grass grows tall

Am C F

And the fields burn in the fall

You can still hear the night birds call

Back in Wichita.

You can still hear the night birds call

Back in Wichita.

[Outro]

C F G C

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