Em7  C  G  C
Em7  C  G  C


[Verse]
Em7           C
70 West at 7 a.m.
G                  C
On a winding road again
Em7                             C
A cardinal singing me a goodbye song
G                          C               D
Why does it feel like I am doing something wrong?

Em7                                C
Out on the wind but I’ll get there soon
G                          C
Outside Chicago by the afternoon
Em7                       C
Stop to get a coffee 3 times a day
G                          C                D
Why do I feel close to you and so far away?


[Chorus]
G  D             Em7              D
Ohio, please forgive this boy for running
          A
Blame the spell that I fell under
           C          D
Called the California sun
G  D         Em7                  D
Ohio, please forgive this boy for leaving
           A
Though you probably don’t believe me
        C                 D               Em7   C  G  C
But I regret the things I said when I was young


[Verse]
Em7                                C
I can see the shimmer of the ocean blue
G                                   C
You gotta get real high to get this view
Em7                           C
And I remember living on flat land
Em7                                 C              D
Craving peaks and valleys, she just couldn’t understand


[Chorus]
G  D            Em7                D
Ohio, please forgive this boy for dreaming
      A
Every man must search for meaning
      C               D
For adventure and for fun
G  D         Em7       D
Ohio, can my exit be a lesson?
      A
Cause now my tongue’s confessing
    C                 D               G
I regret the things I said when I was young


[Instrumental]
G  A  C  C
G  A  C  C


[Bridge]
               Em7
Is that such a crime?
             C
Is it such a crime?
                    G
I fell in love with life
               D
Is that such a crime?
                    Em7
I fell in love with life
                    C
I fell in love with life
               G
Is that such a crime?
                    D
I fell in love with life
               Em7
Is that such a crime?
               C    G   D
Is that such a criiiiiiiime? I fell in love!


[Outro]
G  A  C  C
    Ohio
G  A  C  C
    Ohio
G  A  C  C
    Ohio
G  A  C  C
    Ohio
G