Stick a capo on 2

 

Chords :

Em   : 022000

D    : xx0232

C    : x32010

Bm   : x2443x

G    : 320033

D/F# : 200xxx

G/B  : x32033

Em/D : x000xx

 

 

 

 

Intro: [Em]>let ring[D]>let ring[Em]>let ring[C]

 

 

 

 

1^st verse :

Em                  Bm

  Start tearing the old man down

    D                    A                     Em

Run past the heather and down to the old road

                  Bm                    C

Start turning the grain into the ground

C                     Em

Roll a new leaf over 

       Bm                             D

In the middle of the night there's an old man

          A                           Em

Treading around in the gathered rain 

                           Bm            D

Well mister if you want to walk on water

              C              G

Oh, Could you drop a line my way

 

 

 

Chorus:

    D        Em

 Omaha

             C              

Somewhere in middle America 

G                 D                 C

 Get right to the heart of matters

         C                  G         D

It's the heart that matters more

                     Em               A             C

I think you'd better turn your ticket in

             C                 G -- D/F#-- Em-- Em/D-- C-- G/B-- D-

And get your money back at the door

 

 

 

Verse 2:

Em                 Bm

 Start threading a needle

D                            A                            Em

Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room

                  Bm                     C

Start turning the wool across the wire

C                      Em

Roll the new life over

       Bm                             D

In the middle of the night there's an old man

              A                              Em

Threading his toes through a bucket of rain

                             Bm               D

Hey mister you don't want to walk on water

                     C                   G

You're only going to walk all over me

 

 

 

Chorus:

    D        Em

 Omaha

             C              

Somewhere in middle America 

G                 D                 C

 Get right to the heart of matters

         C                  G         D

It's the heart that matters more

                     Em               A             C

I think you'd better turn your ticket in

             C          

And get your money back at the door

 

 

 

Bridge :[G -- D/F#-- Em-- Em/D--][C-- G/B-- D-- D--] x4

 

 

 

3rd verse :

Em                 Bm

 Start running the banner down

D                          A                            Em

Drop past the color come up through the summer rain

                  Bm                     C

Start turning the girl into the ground

C                      Em

Roll a new love over

       Bm                          D

In the middle of the day there's a young man

              A                              Em

Rolling around in the earth and rain

                              Bm                 D

Hey mister if you're going to walk on water, you know

                     C                   G

You're only going to walk all over me

 

 

 

Chorus:

    D        Em

 Omaha

             C              

Somewhere in middle America 

G                 D                 C

 Get right to the heart of matters

         C                  G         D

It's the heart that matters more

                     Em               A             C

I think you'd better turn your ticket in

             C          

And get your money back at the door

 

 

 

Ending : [G-D/F#-Em-Em][C-G/B-D-D]  x2