Earthbound — Rodney Crowell
Chords and lyrics for Earthbound by Rodney Crowell (key of G).
Intro
[G] [Em]
Verse 1
I [G]could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye, I could [Em]fly, fly, fly
[G]Tie my dreams up in a sack and lay my head down on the track and [Em]die, die,
die
[C]My life's been so sweet I just [G]can't stand it
I [Bm]must admit, I've made out like a [D]bandit[Dsus4]
Verse 2
Last [G]night's conversation with a real good friend of mine, drinkin' [Em]wine,
wine, wine
Said, [G]"Fifty years of livin' and your worst mistake's forgiven, just [Em]take
time, time, time"
[C]One man's lust for life brings world [G]reknown
And the [Bm]next guy can't get two feet off the [D]ground, he's [G]earthbound
Chorus 1
[Em](Earthbound) Hear the wind throught the tops of the trees
[G](Earthbound) Summer sun nearly ninety degrees
[Em](Earthbound) Big ol' moon sinkin' down, think I might stick [D][Dsus4]around[D]
[Dsus4]
I'm [G]earthbound
Verse 3
I [G]knew love once way back when, she had almond eyes and olive skin and [Em]long
black hair
She was [G]Irish Spanish mixbreed, I was southeast Texas hayseed, we were
[Em]almost there
Her [C]daddy did not like my kind [G]around
And [Bm]true love took the next train out of [D]town, [G]earthbound
Chorus 2
[Em](Earthbound) Where there's fathers and daughters in pain
[G](Earthbound) Mama's boy walking home in the rain
[Em](Earthbound) Like a ship run aground think I might stick [D][Dsus4]around[D]
[Dsus4]
I'm [G]earthbound
Insrumental
[G] [Em] [G] [Em] [Cadd9]
Verse 4
With [G]each new day that passes, I'm in need of thicker glasses, but it's [Em]all
okay
[G]Someday I'll be leavin' but I just can't help believin' that [Em]it's not
today, hey
[C]Every golden moment I have [G]found
I've [Bm]done my best to run right in the [D]ground, [G]earthbound
Chorus 3
[Em](Earthbound) See the sky big and beautiful blue
[G](Earthbound) Fallen angels come callin' for you
[Em](Earthbound) Keepin' close to the ground, think I might stick [D]around[Dsus4]
[D] [Dsus4]
[Em](Earthbound) Tom Waits, Aretha Franklin, Mary Karr
[G](Earthbound) Walter Kronkite, Seamus Heaney, Ringo Starr
[Em](Earthbound) The Dalai Lama, Charlie Brown make me wanna stick [D]around[Dsus4]
[D] [Dsus4]
I'm [G]earthbound
Outro
[G] [Em]
[G]
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