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Mustang Island  - Wrinkle Neck Mules
Track 3 - I Never Thought It Would Go This Far (2015)
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Standard Tuning
[INTRO]
C Em D
[CHORUS I]
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GRetreating Emwith the Dtide 
GThey tell me there’s a pot of Cgold 
GWaiting on the Emother Dside 
GFill up my bag with the Cspoils 
GRun as far as the Emeye can Dsee 
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GUnwind tEmhis tapeDstry 
[VERSE]
CAll of the bulbs in the Gexit signs are Amburned out now 
CTurn on the Emlights so we can Dsee 
CAll of the money that you Gthrew down won’t Cturn you Eminto a Amcowboy 
CIt’ll tighten the grip not Emset you fDree 
C Em D
[VERSE]
CSomething here is Glost in the traAmnslation 
CFeels like I was Embuilt here on these Drails 
CYes indeed when I Gfled the house I Cleft the tuEmrntable spAminning 
CThat’s OK manEm, happy tDrails 
CThat’s OK manEm, happy tDrails
[CHORUS I]
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GRetreating Emwith the Dtide 
GThey tell me there’s a pot of Cgold 
GWaiting on the Emother Dside 
GFill up my bag with the Cspoils 
GRun as far as the Emeye can Dsee 
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GUnwind tEmhis tapeDstry 
[VERSE]
CHelp me chant oGut these incantAmations 
CTrying to summon a litEmtle bit of sorDcery 
CSmoke and mirrors and I Gcan hear you Ctrying Emto pAmrotect 
CThere’s a windy side, Emthen there’s the Dlee 
CThere’s a windy side, Emthen there’s the Dlee 
[SOLO]
 G   C   G   Em   D(x4)
C G D
[BRIDGE]
DHere come the lights, Cnow I Gcan Amsee 
DI can hear VCirginia GcalliAmng me
DHere come the lights, Cnow I Gcan Amsee 
DHere come the lights
[CHORUS II]
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GRetreating Emwith the Dtide 
GThey tell me there’s a pot of Cgold 
GWaiting on the Emother Dside 
GFill up my bag with the Cspoils 
GRun as far as the Emeye can Dsee 
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GVirginiaEm's calliDng me
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GUnwind tEmhis tapeDstry 
GTake the ferry from Mustang CIsland 
GVirginiaEm's calliDng me
[OUTRO]
 C   G   D(x4)

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Mustang Island

by Wrinkle Neck Mules

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Mustang Island - Wrinkle Neck Mules

Track 3 - I Never Thought It Would Go This Far (2015)

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Standard Tuning

[INTRO]

C Em D

[CHORUS I]

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Retreating with the tide

G C

They tell me there’s a pot of gold

G Em D

Waiting on the other side

G C

Fill up my bag with the spoils

G Em D

Run as far as the eye can see

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Unwind this tapestry

[VERSE]

C G Am

All of the bulbs in the exit signs are burned out now

C Em D

Turn on the lights so we can see

C G C Em Am

All of the money that you threw down won’t turn you into a cowboy

C Em D

It’ll tighten the grip not set you free

C Em D

[VERSE]

C G Am

Something here is lost in the translation

C Em D

Feels like I was built here on these rails

C G C Em Am

Yes indeed when I fled the house I left the turntable spinning

C Em D

That’s OK man, happy trails

C Em D

That’s OK man, happy trails

[CHORUS I]

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Retreating with the tide

G C

They tell me there’s a pot of gold

G Em D

Waiting on the other side

G C

Fill up my bag with the spoils

G Em D

Run as far as the eye can see

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Unwind this tapestry

[VERSE]

C G Am

Help me chant out these incantations

C Em D

Trying to summon a little bit of sorcery

C G C Em Am

Smoke and mirrors and I can hear you trying to protect

C Em D

There’s a windy side, then there’s the lee

C Em D

There’s a windy side, then there’s the lee

[SOLO]

G C G Em D

(x4)

C G D

[BRIDGE]

D C G Am

Here come the lights, now I can see

D C G Am

I can hear Virginia calling me

D C G Am

Here come the lights, now I can see

Here come the lights

[CHORUS II]

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Retreating with the tide

G C

They tell me there’s a pot of gold

G Em D

Waiting on the other side

G C

Fill up my bag with the spoils

G Em D

Run as far as the eye can see

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Virginia's calling me

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Unwind this tapestry

G C

Take the ferry from Mustang Island

G Em D

Virginia's calling me

[OUTRO]

C G D

(x4)

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