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