Key of D
Intro: (slowly) D, A, G, A, D (2 times)
D A D A G A
Route 14, Box 308, she said goodbye at the cattle-guard gate,
G A D A
Hopin' she would find her a place in the world
D A D A G
With her mind made up and tears in her eyes, she almost made her daddy
A G A D
cry, he said, "Don't forget to call when you get there girl."
Bm G D A
Driving' on that 2-lane road hopin' she might find
Bm G D A
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind
D A G A D A G A
Moving' upstairs, downtown, life's too short to be hanging a-round
D A G A Bm A G
She's 18 and it's time she got out of (back to) the woods
A D A G A
She's gettin' out while the gettin's good
D A D A G A
All bills paid and a room with a view, she's unpacked a dish or two
G A D A
She just got her phone turned on today
D A D A
There's a big ol' world waitin' just outside as she's thumbin through
G A G A D
the classifides, lookin' for work at any old job's okay
Bm G D A
Drivin' on that cross-town freeway, hopin' she might find
Bm G D A
A whole lot more waitin' up ahead than what she left behind
Chorus
D A D A
Man she lost her job at the grocery store and the wolf came knocking
G A G A D A
at the door, red notice said they turned off her telephone
D A D A G A
There's nothing left for her to do so she's packed up a thing or two,
G A D A
Loaded her car down now she's headed home
Bm G D A
Drivin' on that 2-lane road, hopin' she might find
Bm G D A
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind.
Chorus
Outro: D, A, G, A, D