Capo 3rd fret C5 G5 D5 A5 Patient anticipation up 'til now I've been hurry up and waitin' C5 G5 D5 At a Bus stop in Independence lickin' an ice cream cone C5 G5 D5 I've been kickin' I've been schemin' this is as close as A5 I've ever been to leavin' C5 G5 D5 Five blocks away, a stone's throw from home E5 D5 C5 But I, well I'm as good as gone G5 D5 I've gotta get gone, gone, gone E5 C5 Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun G5 D5 Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone E5 C5 Far as I can run to where freedom is free E5 D5 C5 (hold) There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see And it's pullin' Independence out of me C5 / G5 / D5 C5 G5 And it's a patient, paper chasin' D5 A5 Leaving the question marks in Mama's glass C5 G5 D5 And put her picture in my pocket along with her rosary C5 G5 Some say I'm crazy, a little loco D5 A5 And most of my friends will live and die in this zip code C5 G5 D5 It might be for me, but until I go E5 D5 C5 How am I ever supposed to know G5 D5 I've gotta get gone, gone, gone E5 C5 Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun G5 D5 Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone E5 C5 Far as I can run to where freedom is free E5 D5 C5 There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see (Mandolin solo) G5 / D5 / E5 / C5 / G5 / D5 / E5 / C5 G5 D5 I'm bustin' out of Independence E5 C5 Independence bustin' out of me. G5 D5 I'm bustin' out of Independence E5 C5 Independence bustin' out of me. G5 D5 I'm bustin' out of Independence E5 C5 Independence bustin' out of me. G5 D5 I'm bustin' out of Independence E5 C5 (hold) Independence bustin' out of me. G5 D5 I've gotta get gone, gone, gone E5 C5 Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun G5 D5 Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone E5 C5 Far as I can run to where freedom is free E5 D5 C5 There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see E5 D5 C5 (hold) There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see And it's pullin' Independence outta me C5 / G5 / D5 / A5 C5 / G5 / D5 Independence......
