verse 1
Intro: G D/F# G
G
I'm tired of working every day for a dollar.
D/F#
About to choke on my own blue collar.
C/D G
This ain't gonna last.
G
Misled by the grand illusion.
D/F#
I've come to this conclusion.
C/D G
I can't make a move too fast.
Em/D D/F#
It was written in the sky today,
C/D G Em D/F# G
By the morning sun. It sure looks like a good day to run.
(go to Chorus and 1st. ending)
verse 2
G
My baby's been working as a cashier.
D/F#
She didn't get a vacation this past year.
C/D G
Now it won't be long.
G
We don't need no destination.
D/F#
Just a tank of gas and a good clear station,
C/D G
Playing our favorite song.
Em/D D/F#
There're some places that we ain't been,
C/D G
Some things we ain't done.
Em D/F# G
And it sure looks like a good day to run.
(go to Chorus and 2nd ending)
Chorus
G C/D
Wide open down a two-lane highway,
D/F# G
It's about time that some things went my way.
G C/D
Throwing troubles out to the wind and,
D/F# G
I'm praying that they never catch up again.
G C/D D/F#
I'm gonna say my worrying days are done.
C/D D
And this looks like a good day to
C/D G D/F# G
1st Ending: run. (go to verse 2)
G D/F# G G C/D D/F# G
2nd Ending: run. (Instrumental - first 3 lines of Chorus; then sing:)
G C/D D/F#
Yeah, I'm gonna say my worrying days are done.
C/D D/F# C/D G
And this looks like a good day to run___.
G C/D G G C/D G
A good day to run__. A good day to run.
G C/D G
We got a good good day__, Whoa - oh.