The Good Life - Leaving Omaha Chords & Tabs

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Intro: D Dm D Dm D

Dm
on stage at the orphium
A
waiting for the promo
Cm
looking out at my classmates
D
ready to do something
F7
my bags were packed
              C
i was ready to leave
           G
for university
                   A
i was moving up and out
Dm      F7
of Omaha, it didn't last

D Dm D
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Dm
one night i was drinking alone
A
so i drove out to denver
Cm
to visit an old friend
D
who had settled down there
F7                            C
i kept driving on through the night
                    G
and threw up in time early light
               A
sick on caffine pills
                         Dm      F7
my friend he escaped from omaha

i never will

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   Dm
OH, i had a lover once
A
she was a nomad
Cm
would have followed her anywhere
D
so we moved out to portland
F7
she was selling baggage
              C
i bought all i could
                 G
and that's all it took
          A
to make my escape
        Dm
oh oh oh omaha ohhh
F7
....you never looked so good

D Dm D

Dm
i am leaving
A
i'm sailing away
Cm              D
my time in iowa was just a holidy
F7
i have to get over that bridge
C                   G
to the town where i live
                         A
i guess that's where i'll stay
        Dm         F7
oh oh oh omaha ohhh
Dm
omaha