Intro  C 

Verse 1

C                 F
I followed you to Texas   
G                 C
I followed you to Utah
                  F           Dm       G
We didn't find it there so we moved on

Verse 2

C                  F
I went with you to Alabam'
G                     C
Things looked good in Birmingham
                  F           Dm      G
We didn't find it there so we moved on

Chorus 1

              C        F
I know you're tired of following
Dm         C
My elusive dreams and schemes
F          Dm   C
Oh they're only fleeting things
G          C       A
My elusive dreams

Verse 3

G                   C
You had my child in Memphis 
       D        D7      G
Then I heard of work in Nashville
                  C           D        D7
We didn't find it there so we moved on

Verse 4

     G             C
To a small farm in Nebraska 
D              D7 G
To a gold mine in Alaska
                  C             Am       D7  D#
We didn't find it there   so we moved on

Bridge

    G#             C#
And now we've left Alaska 
D#                   G#
Because there was no gold mine
              C#       Bbm               D#
But this time     only two of us move on
    G#                      C#
And now all we have is each other 
D#                           G#
And a little memory To cling to 
                    C#           Bbm   D#
And still you won't let me go on alone

Chorus 2

              G#       C#
I know you're tired of following
Bbm        C#         G# 
My elusive dreams and schemes
C#         Bbm  G#
Oh they're only fleeting things
D#         G#
My elusive dreams

Outro

                       C#
I know you're tired of following
Bbm        G#         
My elusive dreams and schemes
C#         Bbm  G#
Oh they're only fleeting things
D#         G#
My elusive dreams