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Busted Loose

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[Intro]
F C            F C            F C           G
F C            F C            F C           G
D7      G      C      G       D7      G     D7
G       C      G      D7      G
[Verse]
GIt was a cruel turn of fate
GI did three bitter years inside
GA friend of mine who set me up
GAnd he was the one got away with the mConeyF  C  
D7But I swore tonight would be the night
This place couldn't hold me no GlongerC  G  C  D7  
[Verse]
GThe rain was dancing on the yard
GThe searchlight creeping down the wall
GThe night it was so black outside
GI nearly jumped half a block from the rCendezvousF  C  
D7But when I landed on the street
I saw the green light come Gshining
[Chorus]
FI'Cm busted loose, I'm out on the run
FI'Cm so close, you're right in the sights of my guGn
FI'Cm nervous, I'm out of control
FI Ccan't stop the hurricane down in my Gsoul
D7Nobody can hGide you
CI'm standing Gright beside you
D7Watching everything you do
D7Yeah         GYeah
CYeah YeahG  
D7Watching everything you do
[Verse]
GI thought that I was strong enough
GTo take the screws at their own game
GBut they've got tricks they keep in store
GFor anyone dreaming of beating the sCystemF  C  
D7They had me down upon my knees
Soon I was begging for GmercyC  G  C  D7  G  
[Verse]
GMy girl she said she'd stick it out
GShe kissed my fingers through the grille
GShe whispered she'd love no-one else
GBut then she took off with a creep from the sCouth sideF  C  
D7The night they passed me down the news
That's when the fuse started Gburning
[Chorus]
FI'Cm busted loose, I'm out on the run
FI'Cm so close, you're right in the sights of my guGn
FI'Cm nervous, I'm out of control
FI Ccan't stop the hurricane down in my Gsoul
D7Nobody can hGide you
CI'm standing Gright beside you
D7Watching everything you Gdo
D7Yeah         GYeah
CYeah YeahG  
D7Watching everything you do
[Solo]
F C            F C            F C           G
F C            F C            F C           G
F C            F C            F C           G
[Outro]
Yeah
D7Nobody can hGide you
CI'm standing Gright beside you
D7Watching everything you Gdo
D7Yeah         GYeah
CYeah         GYeah
D7Watching everything you Gdo
D7Watching everything you Gdo
D7Watching everything you Gdo

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Busted Loose

by Paul Brady

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C F C F C G

D7 G C G D7 G D7

G C G D7 G

[Verse]

It was a cruel turn of fate

I did three bitter years inside

A friend of mine who set me up

G C F C

And he was the one got away with the money

But I swore tonight would be the night

G C G C D7

This place couldn't hold me no longer

[Verse]

The rain was dancing on the yard

The searchlight creeping down the wall

The night it was so black outside

G C F C

I nearly jumped half a block from the rendezvous

But when I landed on the street

I saw the green light come shining

[Chorus]

F C

I'm busted loose, I'm out on the run

F C G

I'm so close, you're right in the sights of my gun

F C

I'm nervous, I'm out of control

F C G

I can't stop the hurricane down in my soul

D7 G

Nobody can hide you

C G

I'm standing right beside you

Watching everything you do

D7 G

Yeah Yeah

C G

Yeah Yeah

Watching everything you do

[Verse]

I thought that I was strong enough

To take the screws at their own game

But they've got tricks they keep in store

G C F C

For anyone dreaming of beating the system

They had me down upon my knees

G C G C D7 G

Soon I was begging for mercy

[Verse]

My girl she said she'd stick it out

She kissed my fingers through the grille

She whispered she'd love no-one else

G C F C

But then she took off with a creep from the south side

The night they passed me down the news

That's when the fuse started burning

[Chorus]

F C

I'm busted loose, I'm out on the run

F C G

I'm so close, you're right in the sights of my gun

F C

I'm nervous, I'm out of control

F C G

I can't stop the hurricane down in my soul

D7 G

Nobody can hide you

C G

I'm standing right beside you

D7 G

Watching everything you do

D7 G

Yeah Yeah

C G

Yeah Yeah

Watching everything you do

[Solo]

F C F C F C G

[Outro]

Yeah

D7 G

Nobody can hide you

C G

I'm standing right beside you

D7 G

Watching everything you do

D7 G

Yeah Yeah

C G

Yeah Yeah

D7 G

Watching everything you do

D7 G

Watching everything you do

D7 G

Watching everything you do

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