Its A Long Road That Has No Turn

C G Em C Am Emma worked a lifetime toward her better life G/B C Am G She built up her shelter in the prayers of younger nights Em D G C She made hard choices, she measured every one Am G/B C G Somehow she carried with her what she was running from C G It's a long road that has no turn Em D C You need a little rest to accept what you have learned G Then you will turn Em C Am Emma gave him everything and vowed to leave no scars G/B C Am G Still the child she loved chose the darkness of the bars Em D G C Where did she go wrong? She tries hard to recall Am G/B C G She has seen her love not make a difference at all C G It's a long road that has no turn Em D C You need a little rest to accept what you have learned G Then you will turn Em Bm C Am Believe those dreams down on the side of that road Em Bm C Am Em You can stand there forever, but you can't make them get up and go G Believe me, I know G Bm Em G C G C G C G Em C Am Emma walked a lifetime down that almighty road G/B C Am G Missing all the signposts, looking out for holes and stones Em D G C Sometimes life leaves you threadbare to the bone Am G/B C G Strips away every voice but the one that is your own C G It's a long road that has no turn Em D C You need a little rest to accept what you have learned G Then you will turn C You will turn G You will turn G C G C G