Leaving Chattanooga - Wrinkle Neck Mules
Track 8 - Apprentice to Ghosts (2012)
Standard Tuning
First time through the chorus is acappella
[Chorus 1]
N.C.
Oh, you’re never gonna find me
Up Lookout Mountain down in Tennessee
Think I better cross that line
Leaving Chattanooga behind
[Interlude]
D D G G D
D D A A A
D D G G D
D A G
[Verse 1]
D G D
Down in the valley people all the same
D A
So I turned 12, changed my name
D G D
Dropped my accent and hopped a train
D A G
You’re never gonna find me no more
[Verse 2]
D G D
I was too young to fight but I took my turn
D A
Flying in the belly of a big iron bird
D G D
30,000 feet, I saw the world
D A D
You’re never gonna find me no more
[Chorus 2]
D G D
Oh, you’re never gonna find me
D A
Up Lookout Mountain down in Tennessee
D G
Think I better cross that line
D A G
Leaving Chattanooga behind
[Verse 3]
D G D
Back in the soil I became a spy
D A
Working for Hoover and the FBI
D G D
Rolling undercover with aces high
D A G
You’re never gonna find me no more
[Verse 4]
D G D
Then they sent me down south to the Sunshine State
D A
If you've got a hostage, now negotiate
D G D
Can't tell you where I'm goin', I'll be home late
D A D
You’re never gonna find me no more
[Chorus 3]
D G D
Oh, you’re never gonna find me
D A
Up Lookout Mountain down in Tennessee
D G
Think I better cross that line
D A G
Leaving Chattanooga behind
[Solo]
D D G G D
D D A A A
D D G G D
D A G
[Verse 5]
D G D
From the Tennessee Valley to the D.O.C.
D A
Oh, you're never goin' to find me
D G D
Hiding up yonder in Germany
D A D
You’re never gonna find me no more
D G D
I left Tunisia at the break of day
D A
Oh, you’re never gonna find me
D G D
Landed in the water down in Tampa Bay
D A G G
You’re never gonna find me no more (never goin' to find me no more...)
[Chorus 4]
D G D
Oh, you’re never gonna find me
D A
Up Lookout Mountain down in Tennessee
D G
Think I better cross that line
D A G
Leaving Chattanooga behind......
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