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Key: Bm
πΈ Intro:
Bm D Em7 Bm
Bm D Em7 Bm
πΈ Verse 1:
Bm
Scared of the silence scared of the sound
D Em7 Bm
Fumbling at the deadbolt door
Bm
It's better to run than stick around
D Em7 Bm
For tomorrow just to get what for
Bm
Buckshot peppered in a she oak tree
D Em7 Bm
Where the rope swing hangs like a noose
Bm
Forty four miles to liberty
Bm D Em7 Bm
If he don't cut that bloodhound loose
πΈ Chorus:
Em7 Bm
Fly by night
Em7 Bm
The darkness of the day
Em7 Bm
Is much too bright
F# Bm
For you to slip away
πΈ Verse 2:
Bm
Tracks cut deep in the virgin snow
D Em7 Bm
The wind's too cold to moan
Bm
Cover your trail so nothing shows
D Em7 Bm
Or You'll be sleeping 'neath a white tombstone
Bm
Pray to the Lord to make you strong
D Em7 Bm
Pity your wretched soul
Bm
B blanket of lies won't keep you warm
D Em7 Bm
Threadbare and full of holes
πΈ Chorus:
Em7 Bm
Fly by night
Em7 Bm
The darkness of the day
Em7 Bm
Is much too bright
F#7 Bm
For you to slip away
πΈ Bridge:
A Bm
Everything you own you're carrying
G Bm
Like a target on your back
A Bm
Keep your feet on the narrow way
G F#7
There's nothing that you lack
πΈ Chorus:
Em7 Bm
Fly by night
Em7 Bm
The darkness of the day
Em7 Bm
Is much too bright
F#7 Bm
For you to slip away
Em7 Bm
Fly by night
Em7 Bm
The darkness of the day
Em7 Bm
Is much too bright
F#7 Bm
For you to slip away
πΈ Outro:
Freestyle it
Song History
Published: March 19, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025