[Intro] G – D – Em – C (Soft guitar picking, light sway, ambient road sounds) ⸻ [Verse 1] G Albert Lea, here I come, D A force in jeans and tattered sneaks, Em Dust on my soul, heart on the run, C Racing time and highway beats. G Got no map that draws me home, D Just the pulse of what’s ahead, Em Each cracked mile a stepping stone, C To trade the ghosts for peace instead. (fiddle echo, subtle tambourine lift) ⸻ [Verse 2] G Tumbleweeds and oasis lakes, D Swallows dipping low, swooping high, Em Breath of June across the plains, C Hope is painted in the sky. G Road signs blur but I still know, D What I’m chasing, what I’ve lost, Em Trading silence for a song, C No matter what it’s cost. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Am Wind-blown trees, hope in my pocket, Em Clouds flipping by ’neath the wide Minnesota sky. D Breath held tight like a whispered promise— C (brief pause) I’ve come too far not to try. ⸻ [Chorus] G Albert Lea, don’t know your streets, D But I’ve got boots and burning feet. Em Ain’t no crown, just dust and flame, C Still I rise and call my name. G Rolling in with all I’ve done, D Unmade roads and setting sun, Em Albert Lea, here I come— C A force in jeans and tattered sneaks. ⸻ [Final Verse – soft] G Grasses and grains, purple and flame, D Sunset means the halfway mark. Em Rearview shadows know my name, C But forward burns the brighter spark. ⸻ [Chorus – Reprise – gentle harmony] G Albert Lea, don’t know your streets, D But I’ve got boots and burning feet. Em Ain’t no crown, just dust and flame, C Still I rise and call my name. G Rolling in with all I’ve done, D Unmade roads and setting sun, Em Albert Lea, here I come— C A force in jeans and tattered sneaks. ⸻ [Outro – Tag] G (one final strum) Albert Lea, I’m still becoming me.
