Verse 1 
( D                                   A
I left my car beside the hiway and ididnt lock the doors. 
       G                                                    D
Left a note there with the keys sayin' take 'er friend she's yours. 
D                                   A
Then i struck out accrossTexas gon'a walk it line to line. 
        G                                                 D
Now i'm half way 'cross New Mexico and your'e still on my mind 
G                                A
This road thats goin'nowhere just leads me on and on 
    G                                 A
As i ask myself with every step will i ever be alone? 
D                G              D
i wonder just how far it is over you 
D                  Em                     A
is there no place i go that you dont come to. 
A               G     A                 D
When i left Tenn isee i thought we were through 
D               Em             D
and i wonder how far it is over. 
Verse 2 
I was deep in California.When i finally made a friend. 
It was me and that old hobo,till you showed up again. 
Then he ran out of liquor,and i ran out of time. 
Now i'm standin by the ocean,and your still on my mind 
I'm srarin' at the water,so blue and deep and wide. 
Thought a man could lose a mem'ry over on the other side. 
 
Repeat chorus