Tom: C
INTRO: C F G C Am F G C
I'm holed up in Mason City
F G C
Waiting for the roads to clear
Second day of a blizzard
Am G
And winter isn't even here
F
I'm heading back on I-35
Am C
At this point, I just wanna make it home alive
I'm holed up in Mason City
G C
The weather isn't pretty tonight
I'm holed up in Mason City
F G C
Waiting for my luck to change
Thought I'd be home already
Am G
But my plans are being rearranged
F
First day, snow flew down from the sky
Am C
Now it's crossing the fields and it's drifting high
Sudden ice upon the highway
G C
Car is blowing sideways and I
Am
Believe I'll seek some shelter
F G C
Faces Helter Skelter and wide
Am
I moved over to the rumble step
G F
I'm driving with my flashers on
Am
Every tenth of a mile
G F G
I'm slipping ever closer to gone
Am G F G
Ice-blue highway, blue sky byway
Am G F G
Ice-blue highway, blowing sideways
INSTRUMENTAL: C F G C Am G
C F G C
At the Big Bopper diner, there's a bunch of stranded refugees
Am G
And nobody's talking, or looking very eager to please
F
In a booth I saw Buddy Holly's ghost
Am C
Writing to the girl he loved the most
I'm holed up in Mason City
G C
The future isn't ready tonight
Am
I'm holing up in Mason City
F G C
The future isn't ready tonight
