IntroVerseAm7CGF
Well, I met him in Minnesota. He was dark and overcast,
Am7C
with long grey hair and eyes that stared
G
through me like I was glass.
FAm7
I asked, "Where are you going to?"
GF
He said, "I'm the wind, I'm just blowin' through".
Am7C G*
Then he lit up a cigarette and began to talk:
Am7C
"See the doctors told me that my body won't hold me,
GF
my lungs are turning black.
Am7C
Been Lucky Strike's fool since I was at school,
G
now there ain't no turning back.
FAm7GF
They can't tell me how long I've got, maybe months, but maybe not.
Am7CG
So I'm taking this bike and riding to New York.
ChorusDmAm7G
'Cause I wanna see my grand-daughter one last time
DmAm7
Want to hold her close and feel her tiny
CG
Heartbeat next to mine
DmAm7
Wanna see my son and the man he's become
CG
Tell him I'm sorry for the things I've done
FAm7G
And I'd do it if I had to walk
FGAm7
Oh, I'm taking this bike and riding to New York
VerseAm7CGF
Through the forests of Wisconsin, that I knew as a boy
Am7CG
Past the skyline of Chicago, 'round the lakes of Illinois
FAm7
I lay my head in a motel bed
GF
When my back get sore and my eyes turn red
Am7CG
And listen to the trucks roll past my door
Am7CGAm7
Through the fields of Ohio as the sunshine paints them gold
Am7CG
I'll run just like a river runs, rapid, quick and cold
FAm7GF
Fly through Pennsylvania and the Jersey turn-pike tolls
Am7CG
I won't stop 'til I get to New York
ChorusDmAm7G
'Cause I wanna see my grand-son one last time
DmAm7CG
Wanna see his eyes sparkling and stare back into mine
DmAm7
Now my time is short, I wanna see my daughter
CG
Tell her I'm sorry for the things I taught her
FAm7G
And I'd do it if I had to walk
FGAm7
Oh, I'm taking this bike and I'm riding to New York
G
And I'd go up to the churchyard one last time
DmAm7
Lay flowers down for the woman who gave me
CG
The best years of my life
FAm7G
And I'd do it if I had to walk
FAm7G
Yeah, I'd do it if I had to walk
FGAm7
I'm taking this bike and riding to New York
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