Intro: C,  C7,  F,  Fm   x2

C        C7 
Old friend, 
      Fadd4    Em       Dm        Am      G  
your horse is ready to ride when morning comes.
C                 C7
From this church town, 
       Fadd4   Em      Dm       Am   G        G/G# 
where damning rumors drip from holy tongues.

Am       C     Fadd4 
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4 Em Dm Am G
It wont go away...

C     C7      Fadd4   Em       Dm       Am       G                         
The fever to find a scapegoat fast and fix the blame.
C    C7      Fadd4  Em       Dm       Am      G     G/G#
I know, you never meant to leave the way you came.

Am       C     Fadd4
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4 Em Dm Am G   C
It wont go away...

Em      F                C                C7
Lookin down from there stained glass steeple.
Em              F    C             G 
They'll never know why you had to run.

Am                   C                       Fadd4  
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...
Am                   C                       Fadd4 Em Dm Am G  
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...