Independence

D# A# F Cm7 Patient anticipation up 'til now I've been hurry up and waitin' D# A# F At a Bus stop in Independence lickin' an ice cream cone D# A# F I've been kickin' I've been schemin' this is as close as Cm7 I've ever been to leavin' D# A# F Five blocks away, a stone's throw from home Gm F D# But I, well I'm as good as gone A# F I've gotta get gone, gone, gone Gm D# Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun A# F Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone Gm D# Far as I can run to where freedom is free Gm F D# (hold) There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see And it's pullin' Independence out of me D# / A# / F D# A# And it's a patient, paper chasin' F Cm7 Leaving the question marks in Mama's glass D# A# F And put her picture in my pocket along with her rosary D# A# Some say I'm crazy, a little loco F Cm7 And most of my friends will live and die in this zip code D# A# F It might be for me, but until I go Gm F D# How am I ever supposed to know A# F I've gotta get gone, gone, gone Gm D# Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun A# F Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone Gm D# Far as I can run to where freedom is free Gm F D# There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see (Mandolin solo) A# / F / Gm / D# / A# / F / Gm / D# A# F I'm bustin' out of Independence Gm D# Independence bustin' out of me. A# F I'm bustin' out of Independence Gm D# Independence bustin' out of me. A# F I'm bustin' out of Independence Gm D# Independence bustin' out of me. A# F I'm bustin' out of Independence Gm D# (hold) Independence bustin' out of me. A# F I've gotta get gone, gone, gone Gm D# Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun A# F Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone Gm D# Far as I can run to where freedom is free Gm F D# There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see Gm F D# (hold) There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see And it's pullin' Independence outta me D# / A# / F / Cm7 D# / A# / F