Key: C
Introduction:
C G F
C G F
Am F
I take a breath and turn the key
Am F
I never guessed this would take all of Me
G Dm
One more look at what I'm leaving behind
G Dm F
This cloud of dust is My goodbye
C Am F
It's a long, long road to independence
C F G
But I'm leaving You for Tennessee
Am G
I've got demons riding shotgun -
C F
Telling Me not to go
Dm C F
But what They don't know -
C G
Is I'm already gone
F C G F
I'm already gone
Am F
They say it's easier as time goes by
Am F
Why won't these tears stop rolling from My eyes
G Dm
Letting You go wasn't what I planned
G Dm F
With every mile the more I understand
C Am F
It's a long, long road to independence
C F G
But I'm leaving You for Tennessee
Am G
I've got demons riding shotgun -
C F
Telling Me not to go
Dm C F
But what They don't know -
C G
Is I'm already gone
F C G F
I'm already gone
Am G
And I almost turned around on highway 65
F C
'n' In Arkansas I pulled up at a truck stop just to cry
Am G
I put Myself together at the Chatham County Line
F Dm
And I thought about My heartache and all the reasons why
F
I should drive..
G C G..
Just drive..
C Am F
It's a long, long road to independence
C F G
But I'm leaving You for Tennessee
Am G
I've got demons riding shotgun -
C F
Telling Me not to go
Dm C F
But what They don't know -
Dm C F
No what They don't know
C G
Is I'm already gone
F C G
I'm already gone
F C G
I'm already gone
F C G F C F..