VERSE
C
I was driving back west through the patches of fog
Am
We had the brights turned on and we listened to songs
F G C
I didnâ??t know it then but I was right where I needed to be.
C
You were back at home you were working a job
Am
and you were hangin out nights with your friends at the bar.
F G C
You didnâ??t know it then but you were right where you needed to be.
VERSE
I was driving back west through the patches of fog
We had the brights turned on and we listened to songs
I didnâ??t know it then but I was right where I needed to be.
You were back at home you were working a job
and you were hanging out nights with your friends at the bar.
You didnâ??t know it then but you were right where you needed to be.
Chorus
F C
When all you have is whatâ??s inside your pocket,
Am F G
and all your dreams seem stuck on the shelf.
F C Am
Well you best prepare the way for change is cominâ??.
F G C
Cuz the road will always take you somewhere else.
VERSE
I was waking up to the sound of the raindrops
while you while you were in the southeast sleepin in truck stops.
I didnâ??t know it then but I was right where I needed to be.
You were making friends with people Iâ??d never meet
and I was prayin to God that your band would succeed.
I didnâ??tâ?? know it then but you were right where you needed to be.
Chorus (variation)
When all you have is whatâ??s inside your pocket
and all your dreams seem stuck up on the shelf,
you best prepare the way for change is coming, yes it is.
F G Am
Oh the road will always take you somewhere else.
F G
Yeah the road will always take you somewhere.
BRIDGE
F G Am C G F
Donâ??t forget all youâ??ve ever wanted is yours
F G Am C G F G
Donâ??t forget all youâ??ve ever wanted is yours. Itâ??s yours.
F C
Well the east coast is busy and the west coast is wild.
Am F G
The south keeps it steady while the north rolls around.
F C Am
And somewhere in the middle thereâ??s a town that no one knows
F G Am
where every local kid comes out to every local show.
F G
Oh the road will always take you somewhere.
Misunderstood-Vocal Few
G
It is harder than you know
To draw water from a stone
Em C
Iâ??ve been trying for years
G
Still thereâ??s nobody home
G
You pick my brain like I got something
Good to say about why weâ??re here
Em C G
Itâ??ll be years before I can answer
Chorus
C
Remember that I
D Em G
I never claimed to know the answers
C D G
Iâ??ve just been searching for the good
C D Em G
Because at my best Iâ??m a filthy sinner
C D G
And at my worst Iâ??m misunderstood
VERSE
It is harder than you know
To keep shouldering false hope
I cant carry your fears,
Iâ??m not the one you should ask here
You pick my brain like I got something
Good to say about â??whatâ??s it mean to exist?â?�
But I canâ??t say anything
because Iâ??m not existing yet
Chorus
I never claimed to have the answers
Iâ??ve just been searching for the good
Because at my best Iâ??m a filthy sinner
And at my worst Iâ??m misunderstood
Chorus
C D Em G
I never claimed to have the answers
C D G
I have been searching for the good
C D Em D C
because at my best Iâ??m a wayward sinning fool
C D Em
So donâ??t misunderstand me telling you
C D G
To not misunderstand misunderstood
Good Enough-Vocal Few
Tuning: Standard
VERSE
Em G Em D C
I wade through the empty days until you come back in sight
Em G Em D C
I count all the different ways but you still wont say itâ??s rightâ??
Em G Em D C
Cause I am all the selfish things that you'd never want me for
Em G Em D C
I sail close but you drift away â??til your hearts ready for more
PREChorus
G D Em
I won't go; no I'm not like them at all
Chorus
C G
All that youâ??ve learned from love
Em D
Is you werenâ??t good enough
C G
But all that youâ??ve heard is wrong
Em D
You know youâ??re strong enough
VERSE
I keep all my hurt locked up in a buried treasure chest
Any man who has had a glimpse made a mess of it and leftâ??
Cause I am all the selfish things that you'd never love me for
I was close now Iâ??m far away trying to find the other shore
PREChorus
But donâ??t go, no Iâ??m not like them at all
BRIDGE
C Em G D
Donâ??t give up, donâ??t go cold, youâ??re close to moving on
C Em G D
If it donâ??t hurt, then itâ??s wrong, so letâ??s hurt for awhile â??til we feel
C Em
something, oh come on
VERSE
Hearts race in the salty air as you put your feet on sand
Like a dream youâ??re in front of me with your treasure chest in hand
Donâ??t leave, I will show everything
Simple and Free-Vocal Few
VERSE
G
My path in life was chosen
Em
In a flurry of emotion
C G D
You know the music seemed to sweep me off my feet
G
And I didnâ??t have much choice
Em
But to follow her clear voice
C G D
To try to find the things she had in store for me
PREChorus
Em C
I could have been a scientist but I donâ??t mean to whine
G D
Itâ??s just that I am so much more than what you see
Em C
I could have been a million things to gain respect from kings and queens
G
But I chose a minstrels life
D
Simple and free simple and free simple and free
Chorus
G B
I donâ??t mind the fact these musical notes
Em
Haunt my mind and resonate from my bones
C
Simple and free is what I said
G B Em B
Simple and free â??til Iâ??m dead
VERSE
My path in life was chosen in a flurry of emotion
You know the spirit seemed to take me by the hand
And I didnâ??t have much choice but to listen for his voice
And try to help my boy as he became a man
PREChorus
I could have been a novelist
Unwinding worlds that donâ??t exist or a hundred other things I do believe
I could have written you a symphony
Become the queen of everything
But I chose a minstrels life
Simple and free simple and free simple and free
Chorus
INTERLUDE
C G D
BRIDGE
(Chorus Chords)
I lost myself inside these musical notes
The melody swells and takes me home
Iâ??ve never been alone
I will always find rest
Simple and free â??til Iâ??m dead
One Day Soon-Vocal Few
INTRO
G C G C
VERSE
C Em
I watch her breathing while she sleeps
C Em
And then a feeling buries me
Am D
Iâ??d die to see her walk to me
Em
To smile in disbelief
C
At the ground beneath her feet
VERSE
She cracks a smile and shows her teeth
Itâ??s been a year, she looks like me
Iâ??d die to teach her how to pray
To give to God each day
To know it when I say
Chorus
G C
Youâ??ll never be alone
G C
Youâ??ll never be alone
Em C
Even after all of your innocence is gone
G C
Youâ??ll never be alone
VERSE
One day soon sheâ??ll say
Daddy, I love a boy and he loves me
And Iâ??ll watch her leave and then Iâ??ll pray
And give to God that day
And hope her heart is safe
A few weeks later sheâ??ll come home
Crying that boy had let her go
He wasnâ??t ready yet to be
The kind of man she needs
So I hold her close and sing, softly
Chorus
Youâ??ll never be alone
Youâ??ll never be alone
Even as your heart is breaking donâ??t lose hope
Youâ??ll never be alone
VERSE
One day soon, sheâ??ll walk the aisle
My little girl, my precious child
Beautiful woman, veiled and sweet
Iâ??ll smile in disbelief
As the tears roll down my cheek
And then Iâ??ll whisper, softly
Chorus
Wild I Am-Vocal Few
VERSE
G D
Iâ??ve been walking around this town
G D
And Iâ??ve decided I donâ??t ever wanna be another face in the crowd
G D
Iâ??ve been talking to people I meet
G
Saying, â??Iâ??ve been thinking about leaving and Iâ??m taking next to nothing
D
with meâ?�
PREChorus
G D
And I know that public opinion says that I should settle down
B A
But thereâ??s something inside my heart that fights against the crowd
Chorus
G B D
And it is wild
G D A
Wild I Am
VERSE
Iâ??ve been thinking of things I donâ??t know
And Iâ??m not about to settle with the present if my heart wants to go
Youâ??ve got your convictions and Iâ??ve got mine
But if youâ??re trying to tame the lion in me itâ??ll be a waste of your time
PREChorus
And I know that public opinion says to be a realist
But if you tame the beast in me, then I would not exist
Chorus
Cause I am wild
Wild, wild, I am
BRIDGE
B
I always find it hard to ascertain
G
Why it is that I feel this way
Em
When my whole life is in disarray
A
The future makes me feel alive
B
Iâ??ve always known the romantic side
G
Of not knowing where Iâ??ll sleep at night
Em
I canâ??t stand when my hands are tied
A G
My bed the ground, my roof the sky
Chorus
Wild, wild, wild, I am