G Em
D C G
G C G C
D C G
[Verse 1]
G Em
In the waning days of autumn when the light starts growing so thin
D C G
You can hear the winter calling, but by god, don't let it in
G C G C
In a bouquet of leaves I'll hang on to these days as long as I can
D C G
And I'll better do to the folks I once knew cause I may never see them again
[Chorus]
C G D G
And it's so long, I wish you the best dear
C G D Em
This town is killing me and I need some mountain air
C G D G
Long gone to the wilds of the west dear
C G D G
I've come from back home but I'm bound for better days
[Interlude]
C G D G
C G D
[Verse 2]
G C G C
Well I wanna die a good man so I can't die tonight
D C G
Wake me in the morning and bathe me in the light
G C G C
You can burn my old clothes, my fiddle and bow, I won't need them where I'm going
D C G
I will live and die beneath the cold open sky and never look back there again
[Bridge]
C G
Cause I dream in waltzes, I waltz through the pines
D G
Where the valleys cut through in my mind
C G
So I'll take my leave with no goodbyes
D G
But I'll write to you, my love, in due time
[Chorus]
C G D G
And I will say so long, I wish you the best dear
C G D Em
This town is killing me and I need some mountain air
C G D G
Long gone to the wilds of the west dear
C G D G
I've come from back home but I'm bound for better days
[Interlude]
C G D G
C G D
C G D G
C G D G
