Intro: C F C F C F Mary was married with children C F Had the perfect suburban life C G Am Till her husband came clean with the help of Jim Beam F G And confessed all his sins in one night C F Said he'd fallen in love with a barmaid C F Said she made him free reckless and young C G Am When he was through, what else could she do F G C She just let that pony run ~Chorus~ F G C 'Cause you do what you gotta do F G C And you know what you know F G C Am You hang on till you can't hang on F G Then you learn to let go F G C And you get what you need sometimes G Am C F When it's all said and done G C Am You do what you gotta do F G C F C F Then you let that pony run C F Mary moved to West Virginia C F After the shock wore off C G Am She got a divorce and a chestnut horse F G And a barn with an old hayloft C F Sometimes she rides down by the river C F Says it makes her feel reckless and young C G Am She just closes her eyes and she holds on tight F G C And she lets that pony run ~Chorus~ F G C 'Cause you do what you gotta do F G C And you know what you know F G C Am You hang on till you can't hang on F G Then you learn to let go F G C And you get what you need sometimes G Am C F When it's all said and done G C Am You do what you gotta do F G C Then you let that pony run F G C.....F C F C Let that pony run