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JO DEE MESSINA
From the album, "Jo Dee Messina" Curb/EMI
Transcribed by Darragh Egan. I am fairly new to the guitar
(and especially to transcribing) so there may be some errors.
Please send any questions, comments, or corrections regarding
this submission to
NOTES: Each letter represents one full bar (4 beats).
Beginners like me may find it easier to put a capo at the second
fret and play the progression as: D A G A
INTRO: E B A B E B A B
[VERSE 1]
[E]Baby, what do you [B]say we just get [A]lost?[B]
Leave this [E]one horse townlike two [B]rebels without a [A]cause.[B]
I got [E]people in Boston. Ain't your [B]daddy still in Des [A]Moines?[B]
We can [E]pack up tomorrow. To[B]night, let's flip a [A]coin.[B]
CHORUS: E B
Heads, Carolina - Tails, California.
[A]Somewhere greener - [B]somewhere warmer.
[E]Up in the mountains - [B]down by the ocean.
[A]Where? It don't matter, as [B]long as we're goin'
[E]Somewhere together. [B]I've got a quarter.
[A]Heads, Carolina - [B]Tails, California.
BREAK: E B A B [LEADING INTO VERSE 2]
We can [E]load what we own in the [B]back of a U-haul [A]van. [B]
Couple [E]modern day Moses', [B]searchin for the promised [A]land. [B]
We can [E]go four hundred [B]miles before we stop for [A]gas. [B]
We can [E]drive for a day, [B] and then we'll take a look at the [A]map. [B]
[CHORUS]
BREAK: E B A B E B A B [LEADING INTO VERSE 3]
We're gonna [E]get outta here if we [B]gotta ride a Greyhound [A]bus. [B]
Boy, we're [E]bound to outrun the [B]bad luck that's tailin' [A]us. [B]
[CHORUS]
OUTRO:
[E] [B] [A] O--[B]-oh, Californi[E]a! [B] [A] [B] [E] [B]Carolina[A]! [B] Californi[E]a![B][A][B]
[FADE OUT]
JO DEE MESSINA
From the album, "Jo Dee Messina" Curb/EMI
Transcribed by Darragh Egan. I am fairly new to the guitar
(and especially to transcribing) so there may be some errors.
Please send any questions, comments, or corrections regarding
this submission to
NOTES: Each letter represents one full bar (4 beats).
Beginners like me may find it easier to put a capo at the second
fret and play the progression as: D A G A
INTRO: E B A B E B A B
[VERSE 1]
[E]Baby, what do you [B]say we just get [A]lost?[B]
Leave this [E]one horse townlike two [B]rebels without a [A]cause.[B]
I got [E]people in Boston. Ain't your [B]daddy still in Des [A]Moines?[B]
We can [E]pack up tomorrow. To[B]night, let's flip a [A]coin.[B]
CHORUS: E B
Heads, Carolina - Tails, California.
[A]Somewhere greener - [B]somewhere warmer.
[E]Up in the mountains - [B]down by the ocean.
[A]Where? It don't matter, as [B]long as we're goin'
[E]Somewhere together. [B]I've got a quarter.
[A]Heads, Carolina - [B]Tails, California.
BREAK: E B A B [LEADING INTO VERSE 2]
We can [E]load what we own in the [B]back of a U-haul [A]van. [B]
Couple [E]modern day Moses', [B]searchin for the promised [A]land. [B]
We can [E]go four hundred [B]miles before we stop for [A]gas. [B]
We can [E]drive for a day, [B] and then we'll take a look at the [A]map. [B]
[CHORUS]
BREAK: E B A B E B A B [LEADING INTO VERSE 3]
We're gonna [E]get outta here if we [B]gotta ride a Greyhound [A]bus. [B]
Boy, we're [E]bound to outrun the [B]bad luck that's tailin' [A]us. [B]
[CHORUS]
OUTRO:
[E] [B] [A] O--[B]-oh, Californi[E]a! [B] [A] [B] [E] [B]Carolina[A]! [B] Californi[E]a![B][A][B]
[FADE OUT]
