Independence By: The Band Perry Capo 3rd fret C G D Am7 Patient anticipation up 'til now I've been hurry up and waitin' C G D At a Bus stop in Independence lickin' an ice cream cone C G D I've been kickin' I've been schemin' this is as close as Am7 I've ever been to leavin' C G D Five blocks away, a stone's throw from home Em D C But I, well I'm as good as gone G D I've gotta get gone, gone, gone Em C Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun G D Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone Em C Far as I can run to where freedom is free Em D C (hold) There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see And it's pullin' Independence out of me C / G / D C G And it's a patient, paper chasin' D Am7 Leaving the question marks in Mama's glass C G D And put her picture in my pocket along with her rosary C G Some say I'm crazy, a little loco D Am7 And most of my friends will live and die in this zip code C G D It might be for me, but until I go Em D C How am I ever supposed to know G D I've gotta get gone, gone, gone Em C Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun G D Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone Em C Far as I can run to where freedom is free Em D C There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see (Mandolin solo) G / D / Em / C / G / D / Em / C G D I'm bustin' out of Independence Em C Independence bustin' out of me. G D I'm bustin' out of Independence Em C Independence bustin' out of me. G D I'm bustin' out of Independence Em C Independence bustin' out of me. G D I'm bustin' out of Independence Em C (hold) Independence bustin' out of me. G D I've gotta get gone, gone, gone Em C Shootin' like a gun, a gun, a gun G D Skippin' like a stone, stone, stone Em C Far as I can run to where freedom is free Em D C There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see Em D C (hold) There's a road like a long gray ribbon as far as I can see And it's pullin' Independence outta me C / G / D / Am7 C / G / D Independence......