Nowhere Girl

Em
D Em x4

[Verse 1]
D                              Em
We were wandering down by the river, that day
D                             Em
Just me and 'bout five of my friends
D                             Em
We were all getting ready to start the fifth grade
D                        Em
As summer had come to an end

D                                 Em
I could see that something washed up on the banks
D                              Em
What it was wasn't clear to me yet
D                           Em
The closer we came, it was clear to my eyes
D                                Em
This was something we'd never forget

[Chorus 1]
        G                D
Nowhere Girl, under the clear autumn skies
G                 D
Breathless and exposed
        G               D
Nowhere Girl, under the tender moonlight
G           D
Naked and alone
        G    D
Oh, oh, oh, oh
        G    D
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]
D                    Em
None of us had ever seen her before
D                              Em
You'd remember such a strange face
D                         Em
Her mouth shut like a confessional door
D                               Em
Like she still had something to say

[Chorus 2]
        G                D
Nowhere Girl, under the clear autumn skies
G                 D
Breathless and exposed
        G               D
Nowhere Girl, under the tender moonlight
G           D
Naked and alone
        G    D
Oh, oh, oh, oh
        G    D
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Bridge]
C                           D
Her blue eyes froze like a fawn in headlights
G                        C
Caught in some dangerous game
         Am                           D
Then we gathered some leaves from the base of the trees
           Em                    C
And made a blanket to cover her frame
C                             D
Oh, Nowhere Girl, how did you end up here?

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
D                       Em
The very next day we returned to the place
D                           Em
But the Nowhere Girl was nowhere
D                              Em
Our blanket of leaves had been lost to a breeze
D                           Em
Like confetti thrown in the air
D                        Em
We each had a theory and conspiracy
D                            Em
Of how the Nowhere Girl disappeared
D                                Em
To this day, I can still see her face
D                           Em
Haunting me for thirty-five years

[Chorus 3]
        G                D
Nowhere Girl, under the clear autumn skies
G                 D
Breathless and exposed
        G               D
Nowhere Girl, under the tender moonlight
G           D
Naked and alone
        G  D          G   D
We were young, autumn skies
        D  D             G  D
We were young, under moonlight
        G   D
Oh, oh, oh, oh
        G   D
Oh, oh, oh, oh