Everglades

rick in macon everglades in key of G G D he was born and raised around jacksonville C G a nice young man , not the kind to kill C but a jealous fight and a flashin’ blade D G sent him on the run to the everglades G F G runnin’ like a dog through the everglades G D now , the posse went in and they came back out C G they said he’ll die and there ain’t no doubt G C it’s an eye for an eye so the debt is paid D G he won’t last long in the everglades G F G a man can’t live in the everglades Chorus : C G where a man can hide and never be found D G and have no fear of the bayin’ hounds G C but he better keep movin’ and don’t stand still D G if the skeeters don’t get him then the gators will G D now , the years went by and his girl was wed C G his family gave him up for dead G C but now and then the natives would say D G they’d seen him runnin’ through the everglades G F G runnin’ like a dog through the everglades G D now , he never heard the news on the radio C G he was deep in the ’glades so he’ll never know G C his runnin’ and hidin’ didn’t make much sense D G for the jury had ruled it was self - defense G F G runnin’ like a dog through the everglades Chorus again C G where a man can hide and never be found D G and have no fear of the bayin’ hounds G C but he better keep movin’ and don’t stand still D G if the skeeters don’t get him then the gators will Outro : G F G runnin’ like a dog through the everglades G F G skippin’ like a frog through the slimy bog G F G runnin’ through the trees from the everlys gg cc dddd gg cc dddd G i have no idea of what "everlys" are . rick in macon