C C/B Am Am/G C C/B Am Am/G
[Verse 1]
C C/B Am Am/G
Bits and pieces you offered
F C Dm
Of your life; I didn’t think they meant a lot,
G7 C
Or said much for you.
C/B Am Am/G
And all the chances to follow
F C Dm
Didn’t make a lot of sense when stacked against
E7 Am
The choices you made.
[Chorus]
F G7 G7/B G7/C G7/D
For yours was the open road,
F Dm G7
The bitter song, the heavy load
C
That I couldn’t share
C/B Am Am/G F
Though the offer was there,
G7 C C/B Am G7 G7/A G7/B
Every time you turned around.
[Verse 2]
C C/B Am Am/G
Now it’s not like you made out
F C Dm
To hang around, although you know I made some sounds
G7 C
To show that I cared.
C/B Am Am/G
And when it looked like you heard the call,
F C Dm
I didn’t say a lot, although I could’ve said
E7 Am
Much more, had I dared.
[Chorus]
F G7 G7/B G7/C G7/D
But yours was the open road,
F Dm G7
The bitter song, the heavy load
C
That I couldn’t share
C/B Am Am/G F
Though the offer was there,
G7 C C/B Am G7 G7/A G7/B
Every time you turned around.
[Verse 3]
C C/B Am Am/G
And if I had followed
F C Dm
A little ways, because we’re friends, you would have made me
G7 C
Welcome out there.
C/B Am Am/G
But we both know it’s just as well,
F C Dm
'Cause some can go, but some are meant to stay behind,
E7 Am
And it’s always that way.
[Chorus]
F G7 G7/B G7/C G7/D
And yours is the open road,
F Dm G7
The bitter song, the heavy load
C
That I’ll never share,
C/B Am Am/G F
Though the offer’s still there,
G7 C
Every time you turn around.
[Chorus]
F G7 G7/B G7/C G7/D
And yours is the open road,
F Dm G7
The bitter song, the heavy load
C
That I’ll never share,
C/B Am Am/G F
Though the offer’s still there,
G7 C C/B Am
Every time you turn around.
G7 C C/B Am
Every time you turn around.
G7 C C/B Am G7 G7/A G7/B C
Every time you turn around.
