Goodnight America - Mary Chapin Carpenter Chords
Chords: C, F, G, Dm, Bb
More chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Genre: folk, country, singer-songwriter
[Verse 1]
C F
I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in West L.A.
C G
Waiting for the sign to change then I'll be on my way
C F
The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve
C G
And someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb
[Chorus 1]
C F
I'm a stranger here, no one you would know
Dm G
My ship has not come in but I keep hoping though
C F
And I keep looking past, the sun that sets above
Dm G C
Saying to myself, goodnight America
[Verse 2]
C F
And I'm driving into Houston on a rain slicked Texas road
C G
Land so flat and sky so dark, I say a prayer to float
C F
Should all at once the Sanasito surge beyond it's banks
C G
Like Noah reaching higher ground I'd offer up my thanks
[Chorus 2]
C F
Cause I'm a stranger here, no one you would know
Dm G
I'm just passing through, I am therefore I go
C F
The moon rose in the east but now it's right above
Dm G C
As I say aloud, goodnight America
[Bridge]
C F
Midnight, it's hard to see the stars
Dm
Out on a highway near Atlanta
G
Full of strip malls and used cars
C F
First light just roll your window down
Dm
And smell the salty air
Bb G
Perfume of Charleston Town
[Verse 3]
C F
I'm looking with a pilgrim's eyes upon some promised land
C G
And dreaming with my heart outstretched as if it were my hand
C F
And I'll hit the cross Bronx just in time to beat the rush hour lock
C G
I have no clue what time it is from this world's busted clock
[Chorus 3]
C F
I'm a stranger here, no one you would know
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