The Runaway

F C/E G/B C Very old and free is this voice I heard F/A Am G/B C/E Echoed in the breeze and the buffalo herds F/A Am G/B C/E F All that I learned from the beasts and these birds is it's home to me G/B C/E F C G C And that's all right when they sing "Hooyip, hooyip, hoo hoo" F C/E G/B C Burial at sea is this bus stop line F/A Am G/B C/E According to the customs and creed of this culture, my tribe F/A Am G/B C F But that was never me, that request was not mine C G/B Am I wanted to choke on the rifle smoke F C G/B Am Yeah, I wanted to go down with my right hand broke F Come on, yeah C G/B C I wanted to go down with my right hand broke F/A G/B 'Cause in the motorcade, I'm a runaway F/A G/B And I'll never change, not tomorrow F/A G/B F/A G/B La da da da da da da da da F C/E G/B C Safe and merrily, a life dignified F/A Am G/B C/E Rapids on the stream make the wild ride F/A Am G/B C Your life is but a dream if you bide and bide F C G/B Am But I'll be on that boat when the water's white F C G/B Am Yeah, I wanted to learn to love before I die F Come on, yeah C G/B C I wanted to learn to love before I die F/A G/B 'Cause in the motorcade, I'm a runaway F/A G/B And I'll never change, not tomorrow F/A G/B F/A G/B La da da da da da da da da G F/A Somebody said "Hey, is there any end in sight?" G/B Am F G Somebody said "Hey", to this foolish, fruitless ride F/A G/B In the motorcade, I'm a runaway F/A G/B And I'll never change, not tomorrow F/A G/B In the motorcade, I'm a runaway F/A G/B And I'll never change, not tomorrow F/A G/B F/A G/B La da da da da da da da da F Come on, yeah C G/B C I wanted to go down with my right hand broke