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Capo: 4th fret Intro Em D Em D C Em D C Wo o o [Verse 1] Em D C Em D For sale by owner sign on Highway fifty-nine Em D C Em D A signal of the times, a turning of the page Em D C Em D There used to be nothing here, but that nothing disappeared D Em D C Em D The pond, the barn, the farm, the fields have long since been replaced C Am Em Asphalt parking where that ten pew Pentecostal stood C Am Em Fast food, four lanes, and a subdivided neighborhood Chorus G Em The walls of the world are closin’ in C The spreadin’ city spreads us thin G Am Em D Till we can't seem to make our ends meet in the black G Em I never would've thought it wouldn't last C A way of life that time moved past G Am Em G What I wouldn't give to have... the back forty back [Instrumental] Em D Em D C Em D C [Verse 2] Em D C Em D Maybe I’m a sucker for knowing who lives next door Em C Em D A view from my back porch, a pinch of peace and quiet Em D C Em D I can’t get back the used to be’s, so I hang on to the memories Em C Em D Of when I could still look up and see the stars not street lights shining Chorus G Em The walls of the world are closin’ in C The spreadin’ city spreads us thin G Am Em D Till we can't seem to make our ends meet in the black G Em I never would've thought it wouldn't last C A way of life that time moved past G Am Em G What I wouldn't give to have... the back forty back [Post-Chorus] G Em Now, I get that progress has its place C And no regard for what it takes G Am Em D Wish it would slow its pace, and cut us all some slack G Em ‘Cause it’s all changing way too fast C A way of life that time moved past G Am Em G What I wouldn't give to have... the back forty back Outro D C Em D C Em D C