For the River

Verse 1 F Stuck in a cage Luck of the draw A Hours to wait Gotta get out Lord, I gotta fight one Get me a key Pick me a lock Gotta be free, ready or not Em Gotta run, gotta run B Gotta run, gotta run A Gotta run, gotta run Pre-Chorus E A Nowhere to hide cause someone's gotta find you Trying to breathe when everybody right behind you Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance Chorus A Bm Em I'm running for the river A D Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back They'll never catch me A BmEm I'm running for the river A Em A You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive But there ain't no going back They'll never catch me A Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me Verse 2 B Let out the hounds Stand up the guards Stand up and bow F Em Better be the boss like the Kennedy's A fast one A Out of the trees Into the swamp A Gotta be freaks They'll never stop Em Bm Gotta run, gotta run Gotta run, gotta run God damnit, it's a fast one Pre-Chorus Em A Nowhere to hide cause someone's gotta find you Trying to breathe when everybody right behind you Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance Chorus A Bm Em I'm running for the river A D Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back They'll never catch me A BmEm I'm running for the river A Em A You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive But there ain't no going back They'll never catch me A Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me Bridge A F#m Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance (gotta run) F Em Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance (gotta run, gotta run) Chorus A Bm Em I'm running for the river A D Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back They'll never catch me A BmEm I'm running for the river A Em A You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive But there ain't no going back They'll never catch me A Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me Outro Bm They'll never catch me A Never gonna catch me Bm Never gonna catch me Em They'll never catch me