The Way I Feel
Written & Recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Album: The Age Of Miracles (2010)

(Capo on 2)

Intro.:  |(D) |(A)(G)| x 4 times

I'm heading out with-(D)out a tear (A) 
I'm (G)heading out with-(D)out a fight (A)
(G)Nothing like this (D)empty road (A)
To (G)take some trouble (D)off my mind (A)

(G)Had enough of (D)sad days (A)
(G)Had enough of (D)sleepless nights (A)
I (G)only need a (D)tank of gas (A)
Babe, (G) I'm going (D)for a ride

(Chorus)
'Cause when I'm all a-(Em)lone on a (A)midnight high-(D)-way
There's (D/A)nothing (D/F#)like two (Em) hands (A)on the wheel (D)
And the (G)radi-(A)o playing, (Em) "I (A)Won't Back Down" (Bm)
Baby, (A)that's a-(G)bout the (A)way I feel (D)

Solo:   / / / |(A)(G)|(D) |(A)(G)

Might be gone a (D)couple of hours (A)
(G)Might be gone a (D)couple of days (A)
I (G)won't know til I (D)turn around (A)
We'll (G)have to see just (D)how it plays (A)

(G)All the way down (D)81 (A)
I've (G)got some friends in (D)Nashville (A)
At-(G)lanta it's been (D)way too long (A)
By (G)morning I'll make (D)Asheville

(Chorus)
'Cause when I'm all a-(Em)lone on a (A)midnight high-(D)-way
There's (D/A)nothing (D/F#)like two (Em) hands (A)on the wheel (D)
And the (G)way the (A)wind blows (Em) just be-(A)fore a rain-(Bm)-storm
Baby, (A)that's a-(G)bout the (A)way I feel (D)

Solo:   |(G) |(G) |(A) |(D) |(G) |(G) |(Em) |(D) ---

(Bridge)
Don't know if you (D)tried to call (A)
My (G)phone ran out of (D)signal (A)
I (G)don't know if you (D)miss --- me --- at all ---

(Chorus)
'Cause I'm out here all a-(A)lone on a (G)midnight high-(D)-way
And I've got (A)both hands (G)on the wheel (D)
Passing darkened (Em)towns the world's forgotten (Bm)
Baby, (A)that's a-(G)bout the (A)way I feel (D)

(Tag)
Just a little (Em)speck on the far ho-(Bm)rezone
Baby, (A)that's a-(G)bout the (A)way I feel (D)

Outro.:  |(D) |(A) And I (G)won't back down |(D) |(A)(G)|(D) |(A) --- (G) --- |(D) -----