D
We ran off chasing rainbows
A
'Neath the blue Montana sky
Bm                            A             D
And we self-proclaimed our freedom with a roar
D
We crossed those raging rivers
A
And we drank the taverns dry
Bm                              A
And we bowed our heads to legends
        D
Gone before

(Chorus)
G                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?
G                               A               D
The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones
G                               A
The simple life tastes sweeter now
D                       G
You have no need to roam
D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?

(Verse)
D
The wind down off the Yellowstone
A
Blows coal trains off their tracks
Bm                      A               D
And the water springs eternal from the fire
D
An eagle flies at sunrise
A
'Cross an aspen grove and back
Bm                          A            D
And the moonlight brings a blue coyote choir

(Chorus)
G                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?
G                               A               D
The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones
G                               A
The simple life tastes sweeter now
D                       G
You have no need to roam
D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?

(Instrumental)
D  A  Bm A D (2x)

(Verse)
D
In dreams of mile-high cotton fields
A
We once ran barefoot through
Bm                      A               D
My dead drunk Uncle Fireball growls these words
D
"Blood don't make you family, Boy
A
And I've got news for you
Bm                  A                    D
Rattlesnakes don't sing like speckled birds"

(Chorus)
G                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?
G                            A             D
The flatlands, swamps and bayous in your bones
G                       A
The simple life tastes sweeter now
D                       G
You have no need to roam
D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?

D                       A               D
Are you ready for the long journey home?