**Capo 4** INTRO: F#5 E5 D5 2x VERSE 1: A5 D5 I found a book that my mama kept A5 D5 Filled with secrets she hid A5 E5 F#5 E5 D5 E5 And in a dusty old attic, one mornin' I read A5 D5 About a woman I never met F#5 E5 D5 Who had dreams just like mine E5 D5 E5 With every page I turned, the words came alive Chorus: A5 D5 Wish I could roll out of town like a runaway train F#5 E5 D5 I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane A5 E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance F#5 E5 D5 F#5 E5 D5 If I just had the chance VERSE 2: A5 D5 A tear fell on that faded page A5 D5 Cause this was somebody else A5 E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 Not the Mama I knew who never thought of herself A5 D5 But the times, they were different then F#5 E5 D5 And lines just didn't get crossed A5 D5 E5 And these words that she wrote, they somehow got lost Chorus: A5 D5 Wish I could roll out of town like a runaway train F#5 E5 D5 I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane A5 E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance F#5 E5 D5 F#5 E5 D5 G5 D5 C5 E5 If I just had the chance VERSE 3: A5 D5 The chance that she never had A5 D5 Is now the gift that is mine A5 E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 And out here on this road, I'm makin' up for lost time A5 D5 Yeah, I am my mother's child F#5 E5 D5 And tonight in this car A5 D5 E5 I got her words in my suitcase and her dreams in my heart Chorus: A5 D5 As I roll out of town like a runaway train F#5 E5 D5 I'll do as I dare, let them call me insane A5 E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance F#5 E5 D5 While I still have the chance A5 E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 I'll never sit on the sidelines of life, I'll dance every dance F#5 E5 D5 While I still have the chance
