[Intro]
E C#m E C#m
[Verse]
B G#m
In the headlights, a semi jackknifed
C#m F#
I felt alright when they shut down I-80
B G#m
Pulled over to the shoulder
C#m B
Took a winterlude in a snowed mood
B G#m
I saw a movie,and An Unexpected Journey
G#m C#m F#
I felt like Martin Freeman when he was first leaving
E C#m
Now I'm waitin' for the road to thaw
E C#m
I'm waitin' for the road to thaw
[Chorus]
C#m B
In a town called Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh
B
Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh
[Verse]
B G#m
Benny got the best rate at that Super 8
C#m F#
And I dreamt I'd skate with Sugar on the black ice
B G#m
It felt like yesterday
C#m
Oh wait, it was
F#
I was under the LA sun
E B C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha
E C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha
[Chorus]
C#m B
Not Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh
B
Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh
[Bridge]
C#m G#m
I watched the news at nine
C#m G#m
Saw a car that could've been mine
C#m G#m
It was crushed like a can
F#
"Travel safe!"
F#
Said the weatherman
E C#m
Now I'm waitin' for the road to thaw
E B C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha
[Chorus]
C#m B
Not Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh
B
Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh
[Outro]
E C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha
E C#m
Waitin' for the road to thaw