Capo on the 2nd fret.
Verse 1:
I don't look the way the average cowboy singer looks
EI'll admit i've taken things i never should of took
F#You can read a different story in a lot of different books
But even then you won't really know
F# BHow it was a long time ago
Verse 2:
BWomen have been my trouble since i found out they weren't men
In spite of that i stopped and took a wife now and then
F#They built their fences high but they couldn't hold me in
EI was born with a fire down below
And i learned to fly a long time ago
Verse 3:
BDon't ask me about the years i spent out in the rain
EAbout the ones i spent in love or the ones i spent insane
Don't ask me who i gave my seat to on that plane
EI think you already know
F# BI told you that a long time ago
Verse 4:(a tone higher)
Me and ol' Willie,lordy we've been sold and bought
F#I guess you all heard about some kind of system that we fought
G#We ain't the only outlaws just the only ones they caught
They tried to run us off but Willie's slow
G# C#I quit running a long time ago
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