[Verse 1]
F
Stuck in a cage
Luck of the draw
A
Hours to wait
Gotta get out
Lord, I gotta fight one
Get me a key
Pick me a lock
Gotta be free, ready or not
Em
Gotta run, gotta run
B
Gotta run, gotta run
A
Gotta run, gotta run
[Pre-Chorus]
E A
Nowhere to hide cause someone's gotta find you
Trying to breathe when everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance
[Chorus]
A Bm Em
I'm running for the river
A D
Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
A Bm Em
I'm running for the river
A Em A
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
A
Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
[Verse 2]
B
Let out the hounds
Stand up the guards
Stand up and bow
F Em
Better be the boss like the Kennedy's
A fast one
A
Out of the trees
Into the swamp
A
Gotta be freaks
They'll never stop
Em Bm
Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run
God damnit, it's a fast one
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A
Nowhere to hide cause someone's gotta find you
Trying to breathe when everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance
[Chorus]
A Bm Em
I'm running for the river
A D
Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
A Bm Em
I'm running for the river
A Em A
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
A
Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
[Bridge]
A F#m
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance (gotta run)
F Em
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance (gotta run, gotta run)
[Chorus]
A Bm Em
I'm running for the river
A D
Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
A Bm Em
I'm running for the river
A Em A
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
A
Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
[Outro]
Bm
They'll never catch me
A
Never gonna catch me
Bm
Never gonna catch me
Em
They'll never catch me