The Chase

Gm

[Verse]
Gm                               D
Mary Ann found herself in some trouble
Gm                                  D
She'd never seen a man that stood so tall
Gm
the fact he was so sizeable
      C
made him too recognizable
         Gm                D                 Gm     D
and that man, he wouldn't stand for that at all

Gm

[Verse]
Gm                                    D
That banker never punched his ticket early
Gm                              D
dependable to run five minutes late
Gm
today he's bound to beat the clock
     C
and that four-way stop seems safe to cross
     Gm              D                 Gm      D
if only he'd been taught to look both ways

[Chorus]
Gm                       Bb
There is nothing you can do
      D                  Gm
I am coming straight for you

Gm

[Verse]
Gm                                D
Benjamin was born to breathe in water
Gm                         D
Every race resulted in a gold
Gm
a couple laps to start the day
    C
a trouble cramp ties up his leg
     Gm             D              Gm    D
and not a soul to watch him sink below

Gm

[Verse]
Gm                                 D
Grinding meat all week to get a paycheck
Gm                             D
forty hours feels like eighty-five
Gm
Hank forgot the safety tips and that
     C
grinder, man, just grinds and rips
        Gm                 D               Gm    D
and to end his shift, ol' Hank, he took a dive

[Chorus]
Gm                        Bb
There is nothing you can do
       D                  Gm
I am coming straight for you

[Verse]
Gm                                 D
Wallace, though, he heeded every story
Gm                                  D
knew that he was smarter than the rest
Gm
saw the world through window blinds
       C
"I'm stayin' here, I'll be just fine"
 Gm                  D              Gm         D
until he felt that tightness in his chest

[Verse]
Gm                                   D
Death appeared before him staring gravely
Gm                               D
sadder than his average tragic case
Gm
This one stayed inside his cage
      C
and traded happiness for age
      Gm                 D              Gm           D
and Death was sad, he quite enjoys the Chase.

[Chorus]
Gm                       Bb
There is nothing you can do
       D                 Gm
I am coming straight for you