Capo: 2nd fret Intro: G Am C G (2x) G Am That backward town, in my rearview C G Was gonna be my whole world G Am Til my factory job, got shipped to Mexico C G And a city boy stole my sweet girl G Am I used to know everybody by name C G Everybody's moved away G Am Can't say that I'm really wantin' to go C G But I've run out of reasons to stay (chorus) G D Am C This ain't nothin' like what I, Am D G had in mind for me G D Am C Then again my future, Am D G Ain't what it used to be G Am Well I thought like my dad, and his daddy before C G That I would die where I was born G Am Live a smalltown dream in a big backyard C G Raisin' babies and corn G Am Now here I am, one eye on the road C G Tryin' to read the map on the dash G Am Nowhere close to making up my mind C G With a fork in the road comin' fast (chorus 2x) G (one strum) Am (one strum) That backward town, in my rear view (pick) C D G Was gonna be my whole world Outro: G Am C G (play to fade)