Tom :G Intro: G/C (x4) VERSE (PM): G books of Emerson books of Thoreau Am But all I read was maps of the road C I was 3,000 miles away from you and G All the while I was 22 G What do you do to know who you are Am The best way for me was to drop out on tour C You went to upstate New York to go to school G To secure your roll with your parents CHORUS G Am C G But I got a new perspective of you G Am C G All the good and bad that we went through G Am C G I know you better than you know you Am C G Because I got a new perspective of you VERSE G I never needed much I never liked to loom Am But a gesture can get me from across the room C The first night we talked while the sun caught up G Transparent people melting around us G You left on a plane I left in a van Am Played nightclubs house parties and auditoriums C Saw Germany and Englany with my band G I know you better girl than your new friends CHORUS G Am C G But I got a new perspective of you G Am C G All the good and bad that we went through G Am C G I know you better than you know you Am C G Because I got a new perspective of you G/C (x4) VERSE G Ford Econoline sept 93 Am Driving 10 hours till my eyes get blurry C 3 packs of Winstons and a bag of seeds G Tapes of "X" and a thermos of coffee G 6 weeks on and 10 days off Am Then back on the road for another show C This is all I've ever done G girl I'vve got nothing else to fall back on CHORUS (w/o guitars until last line): G Am C G But I got a new perspective of you G Am C G All the good and bad that we went through G Am C G I know you better than you know you Am C G Because I got a new perspective of you G/C (x4)