Maps

D G A Quick dashes mark the property ends Beach creek G A Bm A road that turns and bends Bm Little squares for houses G Strung along roads Bm he land transfigured G C Into topographic codes D G A Maps show you what is simple and true D G A Bm I'm laying out a bird's eye view Bm Not what he told you G Just what you see Bm What do you know that not G C your dad's mythology D Dad was born on this farm G A Here's our house D G A Here's the spot where he died Bm G I can draw a circle G A D His whole life fits inside D G A Four miles from our door D G A Bm I-80 ran from shore to shore Bm On its way from the Castro G To Christopher Street Bm The road not taken G C Just four miles from our door D You were born on this farm G A Here's our house D G A Here's the spot where you died Bm G I can draw a circle Bm G I can draw a circle G A D You lived your life inside