Country Mile

Capo 3rd fret Intro E5 [Verse 1] E5 Well I was born on the side of a road E5 A gap in the hedge E5 Did you hear what I said E5 Born in a house with no slates E5 But I wouldn't switch E5 I didn't have a stitch E5 Always been out on a limb E5 I've been hard to mend E5 Like a kick in the shins G5 D5 You'll only see me smile G5 D5 E5 When I eat up a country mile [Verse 2] E5 Born on the green light, a mission to move E5 Something to prove, an itch in my shoes E5 I heard then wail of a train E5 From a burnin' stack and I jumped on the back E5 Well the engineer threw the switch E5 And it got to my brain, I've never been the same G5 D5 You'll only see me smile G5 D5 E5 E5 When I eat up a country mile Bridge A5 Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust A5 Grease my heels A5 Out race the bus A5 Don't blink your eyes B5 N.C. Or you won't see me again [Guitar Solo] E5 [Piano Solo] A5 B5 Interlude E5 [Verse 3] E5 Born a spoke of the wheel E5 Not a part of the set and I'm running yet E5 I ran before I could walk E5 The price of the fare was hardly ever there E5 Saw an eight wheeler move E5 And I couldn't choose E5 I just had to cruise G5 D5 You'll only see me smile G5 D5 E5 When I eat up a country mile [Verse 4] E5 Well I was born on the side of a road E5 A gap in the hedge E5 Did you hear what I said E5 Born in a house with no slates E5 But I wouldn't switch E5 I didn't have a stitch E5 Always been out on a limb E5 I've been hard to mend E5 Like a kick in the shins G5 D5 You'll only see me smile G5 D5 E5 When I chew up a country mile Bridge A5 Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust A5 Grease my heels A5 Out race the bus A5 Don't blink your eyes B5 Or you won't see me again [Outro-Guitar Solo] E5