Verse
A6 N.C.
Well the girl in the forest
N.C. Bm7
Reached out to ease my worried mind
D D6 E6 A6
Stopped me from falling into a downward spiral
A6 N.C. Bm7
I was worn by the city until I finally let go
D D6 E6 A6
Drifted out to the Sierras on an empty road
[Bridge 1]
Bm7
And careless love
A6
Won't get you far
Bm7
I found a book of John Muir's
D E A6
In an abandoned car
[Verse 2]
A6 N.C.
Mmm well the world was spinning so fast
N.C. Bm7
Nobody took the time
D D6 E6
It was the girl in the forest
Riff 1
Who opened my eyes
[Bridge 2]
D6 E6 Riff1
What part of nature can you honestly say
D6 E6 F#m D5 C# Bm
Is beyond your explanations for short term gain
C# F#m E E D5 C#5
Something's got to change before everything's
[Verse 3]
B5 A6 N.C. Bm7
Gonna disappear right before our eyes
D6 E6 A
And we finally face ourselves alone in the forest
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Where so much rides on which path we decide oh, mmm