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Can You Run

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[Intro]
  G   Emx2
[Verse 1]
There's sGmoke down by the river
Hear the cannon and the Emdrum
I've gGot one thing to ask you honey
Can yoEmu run?
You kGnow I hate to ask so late
But the moment's finally Emcome
And there wGon't be time to change your mind
Can you Emrun?
[Chorus]
Can you Bmrun, to the Emfreedom line
of a CLinG/Bcoln AmsolGdiDer?
Where contraBmband can Embe a man
With a Cmusket G/Bon his AmshoGulDder
I've Emgot to stand up Gtall before I'm Cdone
WEmrap these hands of Gmine around a Cgun
And Emchase the taste of Gbondage from my Ctongue
Can you Emr——un?C  
Can you Emr—-un?C  
  G   Emx2
[Verse 2]
I'm Gtakin’ nothin’ with me
We've just got time to beat the Emsun
And the bGoys in gray, are never far away
Can you Emrun?
[Chorus]
Can you Bmrun, to the Emfreedom line
of a CLinG/Bcoln AmsolGdiDer?
Where contraBmband can Embe a man
With a Cmusket G/Bon his AmshoGulDder
I've Emgot to stand up Gtall before I'm Cdone
WEmrap these hands of Gmine around a Cgun
And Emchase the taste of Gbondage from my Ctongue
Can you Emr——un?C  
Can you Emr—-un?C  
  G   Emx2
[Verse 3]
There's sGmoke down by the river
Hear the cannon and the Emdrum
And Geven if I die, I've got to try
Can you Emrun?
[Chorus]
Can you Bmrun, to the Emfreedom line
of a CLinG/Bcoln AmsolGdiDer?
Where contraBmband can Embe a man
With a Cmusket G/Bon his AmshoGulDder
I've Emgot to stand up Gtall before I'm Cdone
WEmrap these hands of Gmine around a Cgun
And Emchase the taste of Gbondage from my Ctongue
Can you Emr——un?C  
Can you Emr—-un?C  
Can you Gr—Bm—-uCn?

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Can You Run

by The SteelDrivers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

G Em

[Verse 1]

There's smoke down by the river

Hear the cannon and the drum

I've got one thing to ask you honey

Can you run?

You know I hate to ask so late

But the moment's finally come

And there won't be time to change your mind

Can you run?

[Chorus]

Bm Em

Can you run, to the freedom line

C G/B Am G D

of a Lincoln soldier?

Bm Em

Where contraband can be a man

C G/B Am G D

With a musket on his shoulder

Em G C

I've got to stand up tall before I'm done

Em G C

Wrap these hands of mine around a gun

Em G C

And chase the taste of bondage from my tongue

Em C

Can you r——un?

Em C

Can you r—-un?

G Em

[Verse 2]

I'm takin’ nothin’ with me

We've just got time to beat the sun

And the boys in gray, are never far away

Can you run?

[Chorus]

Bm Em

Can you run, to the freedom line

C G/B Am G D

of a Lincoln soldier?

Bm Em

Where contraband can be a man

C G/B Am G D

With a musket on his shoulder

Em G C

I've got to stand up tall before I'm done

Em G C

Wrap these hands of mine around a gun

Em G C

And chase the taste of bondage from my tongue

Em C

Can you r——un?

Em C

Can you r—-un?

G Em

[Verse 3]

There's smoke down by the river

Hear the cannon and the drum

And even if I die, I've got to try

Can you run?

[Chorus]

Bm Em

Can you run, to the freedom line

C G/B Am G D

of a Lincoln soldier?

Bm Em

Where contraband can be a man

C G/B Am G D

With a musket on his shoulder

Em G C

I've got to stand up tall before I'm done

Em G C

Wrap these hands of mine around a gun

Em G C

And chase the taste of bondage from my tongue

Em C

Can you r——un?

Em C

Can you r—-un?

G Bm C

Can you r——-un?

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