D G A
Quick dashes mark the property ends
D
Beach creek
G A Bm
A road that turns and bends
Bm
Little squares for houses
G
Strung along roads
Bm
The land transfigured
G C
Into topographic codes
D G A
Maps show you what is simple and true
D G A Bm
I'm laying out a bird's eye view
Bm
Not what he told you
G
Just what you see
Bm
What do you know that not
G C
your dad's mythology
D
Dad was born on this farm
G A
Here's our house
D G A
Here's the spot where he died
Bm G
I can draw a circle
G A D
His whole life fits inside
D G A
Four miles from our door
D G A Bm
I-80 ran from shore to shore
Bm
On its way from the Castro
G
To Christopher Street
Bm
The road not taken
G C
Just four miles from our door
D
You were born on this farm
G A
Here's our house
D G A
Here's the spot where you died
Bm G
I can draw a circle
Bm G
I can draw a circle
G A D
You lived your life inside