Intro: C  C7  F  Fm

C        C7
Old friend,
      Fadd4    Em       Dm        Am      G
your horse is ready to ride when morning comes.
C                 C7
From this church town,
       Fadd4   Em      Dm       Am   G        G/Ab
where damning rumors drip from holy tongues.

Am       C     Fadd4
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4 Em Dm Am G
It wont go away...

C     C7      Fadd4   Em       Dm       Am       G
The fever to find a scapegoat fast and fix the blame.
C    C7      Fadd4  Em       Dm       Am      G     G/Ab
I know, you never meant to leave the way you came.

Am       C     Fadd4
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4
It wont go away.
Am       C     Fadd4 Em Dm Am G   C
It wont go away...

Em      F                C                C7
Lookin down from there stained glass steeple.
Em              F    C             G
They'll never know why you had to run.

Am                   C                       Fadd4
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...
Am                   C                       Fadd4
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...
Am                   C                       Fadd4
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...
Am                   C                       Fadd4 Em Dm Am G
Ride as fast as you can, they're shootin to kill...