Capo: 3

The Road-Vocal Few CAPO 3 VERSE

^CI was driving back west through the patches of fog We had the br^Amights turned on and we listened to songs

^FI didn’t know it then but I was ^Gright where I needed t^Co be. ^CYou were back at home you were working a job

and you were han^Amgin out nights with your friends at the bar. ^FYou didn’t know it then but you were ^Gright where you needed t^Co be.

VERSE I was driving back west through the patches of fog We had the brights turned on and we listened to songs I didn’t know it then but I was right where I needed to be. You were back at home you were working a job and you were hanging out nights with your friends at the bar. You didn’t know it then but you were right where you needed to be. CHORUS

When a^Fll you have is what’s inside your p^Cocket, and ^Amall your dreams seem st^Fuck on the sh^Gelf.

Well you b^Fest prepare the way for change is co^Cmin??^Am?. Cuz the ^Froad will always t^Gake you somewhere e^Clse.

VERSE I was waking up to the sound of the raindrops while you while you were in the southeast sleepin in truck stops. I didn’t know it then but I was right where I needed to be. You were making friends with people I’d never meet and I was prayin to God that your band would succeed. I didn’t’ know it then but you were right where you needed to be. CHORUS (variation) When all you have is what’s inside your pocket and all your dreams seem stuck up on the shelf, you best prepare the way for change is coming, yes it is.

Oh the r^Foad will always t^Gake you somewhere e^Amlse. Yeah the r^Foad will always t^Gake you somewhere.

BRIDGE

^FDon’t f^Gorg^Amet a^Cll you’ve eve^Gr wanted i^Fs yours ^FDon’t f^Gor^Amget ^Call you’ve ev^Ger wanted ^Fis yours. It^G’s yours.

Well the ^Feast coast is busy and the ^Cwest coast is wild. The s^Amouth keeps it st^Feady while the no^Grth rolls around.

And som^Fewhere in the middle there’s a^C town that no one ^Amknows where e^Fvery local k^Gid comes out to ev^Amery local show.

Oh the r^Foad will always ta^Gke you somewhere.

Misunderstood-Vocal Few CAPO 4

^GIt is harder than you know

To draw water from a stone

I’ve been trying for^Em year^Cs Still there’s nobody^G home

^GYou pick my brain like I got something

Good to say about why we’re here

It’ll be^Em years^C before I can an^Gswer CHORUS Remember that ^CI

I never c^Dlaimed to know the an^Emswers ^G I?^C??ve just been s^Dearching for the ^Ggood

Beca^Cuse at my b^Dest I’m a filthy ^Emsinner^G ^CAnd at my wo^Drst I’m misund^Gerstood

VERSE It is harder than you know To keep shouldering false hope I cant carry your fears, I’m not the one you should ask here You pick my brain like I got something Good to say about “what’s it mean to exist?” But I can’t say anything because I’m not existing yet CHORUS I never claimed to have the answers I’ve just been searching for the good Because at my best I’m a filthy sinner And at my worst I’m misunderstood CHORUS

^CI never cl^Daimed to have the an^Emswers ^G ^CI have been sea^Drching for the g^Good

^Cbecause at my b^Dest I’m a waywar^Emd sin^Dning ^Cfool So d^Con’t misunde^Drstand me telli^Emng you

To n^Cot misund^Derstand misunder^Gstood

Good Enough-Vocal Few Tuning: Standard CAPO 4 VERSE

^EmI wade through the e^Gmpty days until ^Emyou come b^Dack in si^Cght ^EmI count all the di^Gfferent ways but you s^Emtill wont s^Day it’s ^Cright‘

^EmCause I am all the sel^Gfish things that you'd n^Emever w^Dant me f^Cor ^EmI sail close but you dr^Gift away ‘til your^Em hearts^D ready for^C more

PRECHORUS

I won't ^Ggo; no I'm ^Dnot like them at ^Emall CHORUS All that you’ve ^Clearned from ^Glove

Is you weren’^Emt good ^Denough But all that you’ve^C heard is ^Gwrong

You know you’re ^Emstrong e^Dnough VERSE

I keep all my hurt locked up in a buried treasure chest Any man who has had a glimpse made a mess of it and left‘ Cause I am all the selfish things that you'd never love me for I was close now I’m far away trying to find the other shore PRECHORUS But don’t go, no I’m not like them at all BRIDGE

^CDon’t giv^Eme up, don’t ^Ggo cold, you’re ^Dclose to moving on ^CIf it don’t hurt, then it??^Em?s wrong, so let^G’s hurt for awhile ‘^Dtil we feel

something, oh co^Cme on ^Em VERSE

Hearts race in the salty air as you put your feet on sand Like a dream you’re in front of me with your treasure chest in hand Don’t leave, I will show everything Simple and Free-Vocal Few CAPO 4 VERSE

^GMy path in life was chosen ^EmIn a flurry of emotion

^CYou know the music seemed to sweep me off my ^Gfeet ^D ^GAnd I didn’t have much choice

^EmBut to follow her clear voice ^CTo try to find the things she had in store for^G me ^D

PRECHORUS

^EmI could have been a scientist but I^C don’t mean to whine It’s just that^G I am so much more than what you^D see

^EmI could have been a million things to^C gain respect from kings and queens But I ch^Gose a minstrels life

Simple and free^D simple and free simple and free CHORUS

^GI don’t mind the fact these musical ^Bnotes Haunt my mind and resonate from my bo^Emnes

Simple and free is what I sa^Cid Simple and free ‘til I’^Gm d^Bead^Em ^B

VERSE My path in life was chosen in a flurry of emotion You know the spirit seemed to take me by the hand And I didn’t have much choice but to listen for his voice And try to help my boy as he became a man PRECHORUS I could have been a novelist Unwinding worlds that don’t exist or a hundred other things I do believe I could have written you a symphony Become the queen of everything But I chose a minstrels life Simple and free simple and free simple and free CHORUS INTERLUDE C G D BRIDGE (Chorus Chords) I lost myself inside these musical notes The melody swells and takes me home I’ve never been alone I will always find rest Simple and free ‘til I’m dead One Day Soon-Vocal Few CAPO 3 INTRO G C G C VERSE

^CI watch her breathing while she sle^Emeps ^CAnd then a feeling buries ^Emme

^AmI’d die to see her walk to^D me To smile in d^Emisbelief

At the ground beneath her f^Ceet VERSE

She cracks a smile and shows her teeth It’s been a year, she looks like me I’d die to teach her how to pray To give to God each day To know it when I say CHORUS

^GYou’ll never be a^Clone ^GYou’ll never be ^Calone

Even a^Emfter all of your innocence is g^Cone ^GYou’ll never be ^Calone

VERSE One day soon she’ll say Daddy, I love a boy and he loves me And I’ll watch her leave and then I’ll pray And give to God that day And hope her heart is safe A few weeks later she’ll come home Crying that boy had let her go He wasn’t ready yet to be The kind of man she needs So I hold her close and sing, softly CHORUS You’ll never be alone You’ll never be alone Even as your heart is breaking don’t lose hope You’ll never be alone VERSE One day soon, she’ll walk the aisle My little girl, my precious child Beautiful woman, veiled and sweet I’ll smile in disbelief As the tears roll down my cheek And then I’ll whisper, softly CHORUS Wild I Am-Vocal Few CAPO 4 VERSE

^GI’ve been walking around this ^Dtown And I’ve ^Gdecided I don’t ever wanna be another face in th^De crowd

I’ve been ^Gtalking to people I^D meet Saying, “I’ve bee^Gn thinking about leaving and I’m taking next to nothing

with m^De” PRECHORUS

And I know^G that public opinion says that I should se^Dttle down But there’s s^Bomething inside my heart that ^Afights against the crowd

CHORUS

^GAnd it is w^Bild ^D ^GWild I ^DAm ^A

VERSE I’ve been thinking of things I don’t know And I’m not about to settle with the present if my heart wants to go You’ve got your convictions and I’ve got mine But if you’re trying to tame the lion in me it’ll be a waste of your time PRECHORUS And I know that public opinion says to be a realist But if you tame the beast in me, then I would not exist CHORUS Cause I am wild Wild, wild, I am BRIDGE

^BI always find it hard to ascertain ^GWhy it is that I feel this way

^EmWhen my whole life is in disarray ^AThe future makes me feel alive

^BI’ve always known the romantic side ^GOf not knowing where I’ll sleep at night

^EmI can’t stand when my hands are tied ^AMy bed the ground, my roof the sk^Gy

CHORUS Wild, wild, wild, I am

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