Tone: [A]
Verse 1:
There's s[A]smoke down by the river
Hear the cannon and the [Gbm]drum
I've g[A]got one thing to ask you honey
Can yo[Gbm]you run?
You k[A]know I hate to ask so late
But the moment's finally [Gbm]come
And there w[A]won't be time to change your mind
Can you[Gbm]you run?
Chorus:
Can you [Dbm]run, to the [Gbm]freedom line
of a [D]Lincoln [Bm]soldie[E]soldier?
Where contra[Dbm]contraband can [Gbm]be a man
With a [D]musket on his [Bm]shoulde[E]shoulder
I've [Gbm]got to stand up t[A]tall before I'm d[D]done
W[Gbm]Wrap these hands of [A]mine around a [D]gun
And [Gbm]chase the taste of b[A]bondage from my t[D]tongue
Can you [Gbm]r——un? [D]
Can you [Gbm]r—-un? [D]
Verse 2:
I'm [A]takin’ nothin’ with me
We've just got time to beat the [Gbm]sun
And the b[A]boys in gray, are never far away
Can you[Gbm]you run?
Chorus:
Can you [Dbm]run, to the [Gbm]freedom line
of a [D]Lincoln [Bm]soldie[E]soldier?
Where contra[Dbm]contraband can [Gbm]be a man
With a [D]musket on his [Bm]shoulde[E]shoulder
I've [Gbm]got to stand up t[A]tall before I'm d[D]done
W[Gbm]Wrap these hands of [A]mine around a [D]gun
And [Gbm]chase the taste of b[A]bondage from my t[D]tongue
Can you [Gbm]r——un? [D]
Can you [Gbm]r—-un? [D]
Verse 3:
There's s[A]smoke down by the river
Hear the cannon and the [Gbm]drum
And [A]even if I die, I've got to try
Can you[Gbm]you run?
Chorus:
Can you [Dbm]run, to the [Gbm]freedom line
of a [D]Lincoln [Bm]soldie[E]soldier?
Where contra[Dbm]contraband can [Gbm]be a man
With a [D]musket on his [Bm]shoulde[E]shoulder
I've [Gbm]got to stand up t[A]tall before I'm d[D]done
W[Gbm]Wrap these hands of [A]mine around a [D]gun
And [Gbm]chase the taste of b[A]bondage from my t[D]tongue
Can you [Gbm]r——un? [D]
Can you [Gbm]r—-un? [D]
Can you [A]r—[Dbm]r——-un[D]—-un?