Where The Sidewalk Ends
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Where The Sidewalk Ends - George Strait
(from the Pure Country soundtrack)
CAPO 3RD FRET
Intro: C / / G x 4
1st Chorus:
G Em
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
G D
We said goodbye on a cold dark night
Em C
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
G D G
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
C
Some people leave and never come back
D
Some stay in touch some lose track
C
Your mind kept sayin come on let's go
D
You started learnin what you don't need to know
2nd Chorus:
G Em
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
G D
I wait for you in the cold dark night
Em C
You might come back you had to go
G D G
Where the sidewalk ends I'll never know
C
Hide from the future run from the past
D
I guess I'll stay here as long as I can last
C
Whistle's still blowin but the train is gone
D
Ain't no wheels gonna take me from my home
REPEAT 1ST CHORUS
Instrumental Break: C / / G x2 C G C D
Em C
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
G D G
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
A F#m
Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins
A E
We said goodbye on a cold dark night
F#m D
I'm not afraid to go you bet I'm not
A E F#m
Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot
D A E A
(Where the sidewalk ends you left a lot) x 2
D / / A
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