C Fmaj7C Well they say that the mountains touch the sky Am Fmaj7 C Far away out west of the great divide C Fmaj7 G C And there's fertile fields and valleys down below Am Fmaj7 G C And I'm telling you brother we'd be fools not to go (chorus) Fmaj7 C G And I've never been out west he said Fmaj7 CG It always seemed so far away Em Fmaj7 C And it's just a direction I guess Dm C , Em , Fmaj7 , G , C And I'm getting too old waiting around for someday Well the dreams they faded fast as the trucks rolled by And it seemed we shared a longing deep inside And I said you've got nothing to lose girl and we've got room for one more She put her hand in mine and we left without locking the door (chorus) I've never been out west she said It always seemed so far away And it's just a direction I guess And I'm getting too old waiting around for some day Well the rain is relentless in Seattle And when it came it was more than I could handle And did I watch her fall or did she watch me let her go I've got no one and nothing left to lose here anymore And I'd never been out west she read It always seemed so far away And it's just a direction I guess And I'm getting too old waiting around for some day