Cody Johnson – The Mustang (Guitar)

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[Intro] | Bm7 | G | Bm7 | G | [Verse 1]
           Bm7                   A/C#      D
I used to run just like a mustang with my head down in the wind

      Em                    D/F#      G
At a pace too fast to recognize the places that I've been

       Bm7                   A/C#       D
Living up my years of freedom like the words to a song

   Em                         D/F#   G
I found myself believing that I can make it on my own

        Bm7                      A/C#         D
'Til I wound up on my knees one night on the side of the road

          Em                            D/F#     G
Where I cried and said, "I'm willing. Where you lead me, I will go."

       Bm7                      A/C#   D
I was finally tired of running wild across these lonely plains

      Em
I surrendered all I had

     D/F#    G
And let the master take the reigns
[Chorus]
           D      A/C#
And now I'm free

          Bm7                        A           G
I'm not scared, and I'm not running, I'm right where I'm supposed to be

        D      A/C#
Yes, I'm free

    Bm7                    A          G
I know from over there it might look like captivity

         Em              G                  Bm7     G     Bm7     G
But on this side of the fence, it feels like free
[Verse 2]
       Bm7                    A/C#    D
Often looked upon as beauty when the mustang runs and bucks

       Em                   D/F#     G
Some criticize the ones we ride and pull behind our trucks

               Bm7                   A/C#       D
But they were put here with a purpose that the wild ones have yet to find

      Em                             D/F#   G
Like me, they just need breaking down to    open up their eyes
[Chorus]
            D      A/C#
And see, I'm free

          Bm7                        A           G
I'm not scared, and I'm not running, I'm right where I'm supposed to be

        D      A/C#
Yes, I'm free

    Bm7                    A          G
I know from over there it might look like captivity

         Em              G                  Bm7     G
But on this side of the fence, it feels like free
[Bridge]
       Em                      D/F#     G
Now, who's to say the mustang won't be better off this way?

        D                          A
Having someone he can count on so he don't go astray

 F#/A#     Bm7                     A/C#       D
He don't sleep with one eye open, he's found peace within these bounds

                  Em                        D/F#    G
And I've found a life like this is every bit worth settling down
[Chorus]
          D      A/C#
'Cause I'm free

          Bm7                        A           G
I'm not scared, and I'm not running, I'm right where I'm supposed to be

        D      A/C#
Yes, I'm free

    Bm7                    A          G
I know from over there it might look like captivity

         Em              G                  Bm7     G
But on this side of the fence, it feels like free

              Bm7     G
Oh, I know I'm free
[Ending] | Bm7 | G | Bm7 | G |