Intro Dm Verse 1 Dm C Gm Dm she sits by the highway selling handicrafts and home made cherry cider Dm and he’s fresh out of drama school Dm C A7 finds it hard to get a job as an actor C C7 F and they wonder should they try their luck in Winnipeg, Toronto, or Vancouver C C7 F and I hope they don’t go on the run for twenty years before they find the answer Chorus Dm F they will make their own decisions G F they will make their own mistakes Dm F they’ll get back just what they’ve given G B7 if they give before they take Verse 2 Dm now he works hard as a waiter at some downtown Dm C A7 steak and seafood takeout restaurant Dm now she left at home her homemade lute C A7 so she plays guitar in corners for a handout C and we feel a little helpless C7 C while their learning things we had to learn the hard way G C G but they will go full circle as they slowly choose C F between the right and wrong way Chorus Dm F they will make their own decisions G F they will make their own mistakes Dm F they’ll get back just what they’ve given G B7 if they give before they take Verse 3 Dm C A7 but she sits by the highway selling handicrafts, old preserves, and happiness Dm C and he’s still in the theatre,but finds he’s more contented A7 when he’s teaching it C C7 F C and they feel a little helpless watching dreams in the eyes of the children G C G C F but some dreams become reality and some become a hopeless situation Chorus Dm F they will make their own decisions G F they will make their own mistakes Dm F they’ll get back just what they’ve given G B7 if they give before they take
