Omaha — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Omaha by Counting Crows (key of F#m).
Intro
[F#m] [E] [F#m] [D]
Verse 1
[F#m]Start tearing the old man down
[C#m]Run past the heather and down to the old [E]road
[Bm]Start turning the grain [F#m]into the ground
[C#m]Roll a new leaf [D]over
[F#m]In the middle of the night there's an old [C#m]man
[E]Treading around in the gathered [Bm]rain
[F#m]Hey mister if you want to walk on [C#m]water
[E]Would you drop a line [A]my way
Chorus
[E]Omaha [F#m]
[D]Somewhere in middle America
[A]Get right to the heart of [E]matters
[D]It's the heart that matters [A]more
[E]I think you'd better turn your ticket [F#m]in
[B]And leave your money right at the [D]door
[A] [D]
Verse 2
[F#m]Start threading the needle
[C#m]Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold [E]room
[Bm]Start turning the wool across the [F#m]wire
[C#m]Roll a new life [D]over
[F#m]In the middle of the night there's an old [C#m]man
[E]Threading his toes through a bucket of [B]rain
[F#m]Hey mister if you want to walk on [C#m]water
[E]You're only going to walk all over [A]me
Chorus
[E]Omaha [F#m]
[D]Somewhere in middle America
[A]Get right to the heart of [E]matters
[D]It's the heart that matters [A]more
[E]I think you'd better turn your ticket [F#m]in
[B]And leave your money right at the [D]door
[A] [D]
Verse 3
[F#m]Start running the banner down
[C#m]Drop past the color come up through the summer [E]rain
[Bm]Start turning the girl into the [F#m]ground
[C#m]Roll a new life [D]over
[F#m]In the middle of the night there's a young [C#m]man
[E]Rolling around in the earth and [B]rain
[F#m]Hey mister if you're going to walk on water, you [C#m]know
[E]You're only going to walk all over [A]me
Chorus
[E]Omaha [F#m]
[D]Somewhere in middle America
[A]Get right to the heart of [E]matters
[D]It's the heart that matters [A]more
[E]I think you'd better turn your ticket [F#m]in
[B]And leave your money right at the [D]door
Outro
[A] [D]