INTRO: D A G A, D Bm G A

D            A
Route 14 Box 308
Bm       A              G            A
She said goodbye at the cattle-guard gate
G                A                       D      A
Hoping she would find her a place in the world
         D                A
With her mind made up and tears in her eyes
Bm        A        G          A
It almost made her daddy cry
        G               A                       D
He said don't forget to call when you get there girl.

Bm                            G                D
Driving on that two lane road hoping she might find
Bm                                     G             A
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind

       D  A       G    A
Moving up-stairs, down-town
           A           G
Life's too short to be hanging around
D     A                 G            A          Bm      A
She's eighteen and it's time she got out of the woods
G                 A7                        D A G A
She's getting out while the getting's good

D                    A  
All bills paid and a room with a view
Bm    A          G           A
She's unpacked a dish or two
G                A               D     A
She just got her phone turned on today
          D                      A
There's a big, old world waiting just outside
   Bm             A           G
As she's thumbing through the classifieds
G                   A
Looking for work at any old job's okay

Bm                                 G                D
Driving on that cross-town freeway hoping she might find
Bm                                     G             A
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind


       D  A       G    A
Living up-stairs, down-town
           A           G
Life's too short to be hanging around
D     A                 G            A          Bm      A
She's eighteen and it's time she got out of the woods
G                 A7                        D A G A
She's getting out while the getting's good

        D                   A
And she lost her job at the grocery store
        Bm        A               G     A
And the wolf came knocking at the door
G                    A              D
Red notice said they turned off her telephone
D                        A            Bm           A             G
There's nothing left for her to do so she's packed up a thing or two
G                    A                D
Loaded her car down, now she's headed home

Bm                            G                D
Driving on that two lane road hoping she might find
Bm                                     G             A
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind

       D  A       G    A
Living up-stairs, down-town
           A           G
Life's too short to be hanging around
D     A                 G            A           Bm      A
She's eighteen and it's time she got back to the woods
G                 A7                        D A G A   D - fade out
She's getting out while the getting's good