Cradle Of The Interstate
Nanci GriffithVersion1
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Chords in this song
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It's crystal breakin' in the light of day
It's the heat of the moon that's gone it's way
And everybody's packin' their wings to fly home
Leavin' me here in the cradle of the interstate alone.
And fair-weathered friends are a damned disease
They drink my wine and take my money
Fools are reachin' for a dim spotlight shine
If you want that shine
You're gonna have to write your own damn lines.
It turns a warm heart cold
Hey, clear this road--and let me by.
I got fog in the foothills of Tennessee
It's the catskill mountains and the blue ridge behind me
Toppin' my list on all I need
It's a warm cup of coffee and a bottle of whiskey beside me.
I work so hard to build this livin
In a business of hard lines where nobody's sharin'
Fools chase the tails of that top 40 flight
Hell, the only friend that holds me
Is the cradle of the interstate at night.
It turns a warm heart cold
Hey, clear this road--and let me by.
It's crystal breakin' in the light of day
It's the heat of the moon that's gone it's way
And everybody's packin' their wings to fly home
Leavin' me here in the cradle of the interstate alone.
Lullab-y, roll me gently in this cradle of the interstate home. (3x)
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Readable chord sheet for Cradle Of The Interstate by Nanci Griffith
[G] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [C/G] I[G]t's crystal breakin' in the light of[Cmaj7] day I[Fmaj7]t's the heat of the moon that's [C/G]gone it's way A[G]nd everybody's packin' their wings to fly h[Cmaj7]ome [Fmaj7] [D] [G] [Cmaj7] L[Fmaj7]eavin' [C/G]me here in the cradle of the interstate alone. A[G]nd fair-weathered friends are a damned disease[Cmaj7] T[Fmaj7]hey drink my wine and t[C/G]ake my money F[G]ools are reachin' for a dim spotl[Cmaj7]ight shine I[Fmaj7]f you want that shine [D] [G] [Cmaj7] Y[Fmaj7]ou're g[C/G]onna have to write your own damn lines. I[Fmaj7]t turns a warm[Cmaj7] heart cold H[Bm]ey, clear thi[C]s road--and let me by. [G] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [C] I[G] got fog in the foothills of Tennesse[Cmaj7]e I[Fmaj7]t's the catskill mountains and the b[C/G]lue ridge behind me T[G]oppin' my list on all I ne[Cmaj7]ed [Fmaj7] [D] [G] I[Cmaj7]t's a w[Fmaj7]arm cup[C/G] of coffee and a bottle of whiskey beside me. [G] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [C] I[G] work so hard to build t[Cmaj7]his livin I[Fmaj7]n a business of hard lines where nobody[C/G]'s sharin' F[G]ools chase the tails of that top 40 flig[Cmaj7]ht H[Fmaj7]ell, the only friend that holds me I[D]s the cradle of the interstate at ni[G]ght. [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [C/G] I[Fmaj7]t turns a warm[Cmaj7] heart cold H[Bm]ey, clear thi[C]s road--and let me by. [G] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [C] I[G]t's crystal breakin' in the light of[Cmaj7] day I[Fmaj7]t's the heat of the moon that's [C/G]gone it's way A[G]nd everybody's packin' their wings to fly h[Cmaj7]ome L[Fmaj7]eavin' me here in the cradle o[D]f the interstate alone. [G] L[G]ulla[Cmaj7]b-y, r[Fmaj7]oll me gently in this cradl[D]e of the interstate home. (3x) [G]