Mustang Island - Wrinkle Neck Mules
Track 3 - I Never Thought It Would Go This Far (2015)
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Standard Tuning
[INTRO]
C Em D
[CHORUS I]
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Retreating with the tide
G C
They tell me there’s a pot of gold
G Em D
Waiting on the other side
G C
Fill up my bag with the spoils
G Em D
Run as far as the eye can see
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Unwind this tapestry
[VERSE]
C G Am
All of the bulbs in the exit signs are burned out now
C Em D
Turn on the lights so we can see
C G C Em Am
All of the money that you threw down won’t turn you into a cowboy
C Em D
It’ll tighten the grip not set you free
C Em D
[VERSE]
C G Am
Something here is lost in the translation
C Em D
Feels like I was built here on these rails
C G C Em Am
Yes indeed when I fled the house I left the turntable spinning
C Em D
That’s OK man, happy trails
C Em D
That’s OK man, happy trails
[CHORUS I]
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Retreating with the tide
G C
They tell me there’s a pot of gold
G Em D
Waiting on the other side
G C
Fill up my bag with the spoils
G Em D
Run as far as the eye can see
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Unwind this tapestry
[VERSE]
C G Am
Help me chant out these incantations
C Em D
Trying to summon a little bit of sorcery
C G C Em Am
Smoke and mirrors and I can hear you trying to protect
C Em D
There’s a windy side, then there’s the lee
C Em D
There’s a windy side, then there’s the lee
[SOLO]
G C G Em D (x4)
C G D
[BRIDGE]
D C G Am
Here come the lights, now I can see
D C G Am
I can hear Virginia calling me
D C G Am
Here come the lights, now I can see
D
Here come the lights
[CHORUS II]
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Retreating with the tide
G C
They tell me there’s a pot of gold
G Em D
Waiting on the other side
G C
Fill up my bag with the spoils
G Em D
Run as far as the eye can see
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Virginia's calling me
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Unwind this tapestry
G C
Take the ferry from Mustang Island
G Em D
Virginia's calling me
[OUTRO]
C G D (x4)