Natchez Trace

F A C E My mom laid me on a blanket Am C#m G B wiped the dust right off my face F C asked the nurse is he gonna make it? Am G I was cold and I was scared and naked F C She carried me until I broke her back Am G I took her shoes and lowered my hat Am G to block the light of a single moon C E B/C B Am C#m I count the stars and wonder how I F A ever fell this far. My C/E B/C Am F cigarette sparkles to the ground. I burn another down. F C I saddle broke a wild scapegoat and Am G hid the shoes I stole F C when the winter nights turned cold Am G them shoes would have warmed my toes F C made it down to Tennessee where I Am G found some friends to carry me Am G I hear their backbones creak C E B/C B Am C#m I count the stars and wonder how I F A ever fell this far. My C/E B/C Am F cigarette sparkles to the ground. I burn another down. (verse chords): F C Im a grounded astronaut Am G this rock is not my home F C I can take this earth suit off Am G peel the fabric past my bones (2x) Am G This is not this is not my home Am G This is not this is not my home Am G This is not this is not my home.. Am G This is not this is not my home Am G Am G Am G This is not this is not this is not this is not this not this is not my home Am G Am C This is not this is not this is not my home and I count C E B/C B Am C#m I count the stars and wonder how I F A ever fell this far. My C/E B/C Am F cigarette sparkles to the ground. I burn another down.