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PAM TILLIS 
Let That Pony Run
(Gretchen Peters)
Intro:  C   F   C  F  
CMary was married with Fchildren
Had the Cperfect suburban lFife
Till her Chusband came clGean with the hAmelp of Jim Beam
And confessed all his Fsins in one nigGht
Said Che'd fallen in love with a barFmaid
Said she mCade him free reckless and yFoung
When Che was throuGgh, what elAmse could she do
She just Flet that pGony rCun
~Chorus~
'CausFe you dGo what you gCotta do
And Fyou know Gwhat you knCow
You Fhang on tGill you caCn't hang Amon
Then you lFearn to let gGo
And yFou get whGat you Cneed sometimes
When it's Gall said and dAmoneC  F  
You do Gwhat you Cgotta dAmo
Then you Flet that pGony ruCnF  C  F  
CMary moved to West VirginFia
CAfter the shock wore Foff
She Cgot a divGorce and a cheAmstnut horse
And a baFrn with an old hayloGft
CSometimes she rides down by the rivFer
CSays it makes her feel reckless and yFoung
CShe just closes her eGyes and she holds Amon tight
And she Flets that poGny rCun
~Chorus~
'CausFe you Gdo what you goCtta do
AnFd you know Gwhat you kCnow
You Fhang on tGill you canC't hang Amon
Then you Flearn to let Ggo
And Fyou get Gwhat you Cneed sometimes
When it's Gall said and AmdoneC  F  
You do Gwhat you Cgotta dAmo
Then you Flet that poGny rCun
          F      G  C..... F   C   F  C  
Let that pony run

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Let That Pony Run

by Pam Tillis

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PAM TILLIS

Let That Pony Run

(Gretchen Peters)

C F C F

Intro:

C F

Mary was married with children

C F

Had the perfect suburban life

C G Am

Till her husband came clean with the help of Jim Beam

F G

And confessed all his sins in one night

C F

Said he'd fallen in love with a barmaid

C F

Said she made him free reckless and young

C G Am

When he was through, what else could she do

F G C

She just let that pony run

~Chorus~

F G C

'Cause you do what you gotta do

F G C

And you know what you know

F G C Am

You hang on till you can't hang on

F G

Then you learn to let go

F G C

And you get what you need sometimes

G Am C F

When it's all said and done

G C Am

You do what you gotta do

F G C F C F

Then you let that pony run

C F

Mary moved to West Virginia

C F

After the shock wore off

C G Am

She got a divorce and a chestnut horse

F G

And a barn with an old hayloft

C F

Sometimes she rides down by the river

C F

Says it makes her feel reckless and young

C G Am

She just closes her eyes and she holds on tight

F G C

And she lets that pony run

~Chorus~

F G C

'Cause you do what you gotta do

F G C

And you know what you know

F G C Am

You hang on till you can't hang on

F G

Then you learn to let go

F G C

And you get what you need sometimes

G Am C F

When it's all said and done

G C Am

You do what you gotta do

F G C

Then you let that pony run

F G C F C F C

.....

Let that pony run

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