spoken
Bm 
The winds start to pick up - fifty mile an hour winds! 
 
We've been here too long 
 
We're still on the ground, there's a hurricane coming, 
 
and I'm thinking, "We're running out of time!" 
 G                                   A 
We have to leave - we have to leave now 
 
COMPANY, sung
Bm               A 
One plane then another, 
         G                   A 
and then nine planes, then another 
         Bm                    A 
and then thirteen planes and another, (nineteen planes and another) 
G                        A 
Twenty-two, twenty-four, twenty-nine, thirty-two, 
Bm                                  A 
thirty-eight, thirty-eight, thirty- thirty-eight, thirty-eight, 
        G                                   A 
thirty- thirty-eight, thirty-eight, thirty, thirty, thirty, thirty-eight planes 
 
BEVERLEY
D                            G 
Ladies and gentlemen, if you look out your windows, 
Bm                  A 
underneath all that rain is Maine. 
D                        G 
We've just crossed the Canadian border, 
Bm                  A        G 
welcome back to the U. S. of A! 
 
BOB
G 
Lookin' out the window at the world underneath 
 
DIANE
                Bm 
And though he's here next to me, any second he'll go 
 
KEVIN J
G 
Lookin' out the window 
 
KEVIN T
 
Kevin, talk to me please! 
 
HANNAH
            Bm 
And out the window we see... 
 
COMPANY
           G 
A place we all know below! 
 
BOB, spoken
D                      G                     D 
Is this on? Oh, it's on. Sorry, everyone. Hi! 
 
(sung) 
                    A                     D 
Like most everyone, I am sorry saying goodbye 
               G                                 N.C.                    A 
So I wanted to thank them for all that they did, so I'm doing just that! 
                  G                       A 
And I'm passing a hat! For the people who gave up their time and they gave up their town 
         G                        A 
so let's give them a scholarship! Pass the hat down! 'Cause... 
 
COMPANY
D                           G 
Somewhere, in the middle of nowhere, 
                 Bm                                              A 
in the middle of who knows where (who knows where), there you'll find... 
D                          G 
Something in the middle of nowhere, 
                 Bm 
in the middle of clear blue air, 
               A                 G       A     D 
you found your heart, but left a part of you behind 
 
DIANNE, spoken
Nick and I sit together and I just, I wanna say something but we're leaving, and it's over... 
 
NICK
And then she starts crying, and I don't know what to say, 
so I just put my arm around her and I go to kiss her on the forehead, to comfort her 
 
DIANE
                     G                              A 
Well, there was some turbulence and honestly I just thought he missed so I... 
 
BEVERLEY, sung
D                            G 
Ladies and gentleman, if you look out your windows, 
    Bm                         A 
you won't wanna miss this - we just entered Texas! 
 
COMPANY
E                          A 
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, 
                 C#m                           B 
in the middle of who knows where, there you'll find! 
E                          A 
Something in the middle of nowhere, 
                 C#m 
in the middle of clear blue air, 
               B                A       B     E 
you found your heart and left a part of you behind 
 
JOEY
                                  A 
Everyone's drinking and comparing stories 
 
DELORES
 
Where'd you stay? What'd you do? 
 
DIANE
                   C#m 
But mostly Nick and I spent the plane ride home canoodling in the back 
 
NICK
               B 
At one point a flight attendant comes around saying... 
 
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
                       A 
Hot towel? Hot towel?... Cold towel? 
 
B 
 
COMPANY, sung
C#m                              B 
Somewhere in between the pace of life and work and where you're going 
A                                   B 
something makes you stop and notice and you're finally in the moment! 
E                          A 
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, 
                 C#m                                             B 
in the middle of who knows where (who knows where), there you'll find 
E                          A 
Something in the middle of nowhere, 
                 C#m 
in the middle of clear blue air 
               B                 A       B     E 
You found your heart, but left a part of you behind 
 
BEVERLEY & COMPANY
E 
Ladies and gentleman put your seats back and tray tables up 
A 
Right below us is the city where I grew up 
C#m 
Coming 'round past the field, then the wheels touch the ground (Home, America, home in America) 
B 
Taxi-ing, we're all cheering, we're down (Home, America, home in America) 
         A 
Thanking everyone, thank you for flying American (Home, America, home in America) 
C#m 
Hugging them, hugging my crew, 'cause we're home again (Home, America, home in America) 
B 
Past the gate, up the stairs, and we're there! 
         A                 F   G 
And he's waitin' in line 
                               A 
No I'm fine, Tom, I'm fine...