Tom: C G - 320013 F - xx3213 Am - x02210 [Verse 1] C Oh country roads swerving F C Singing along to the roustabouts Am G F I'll never forget where I came from C G Misdirected youth passionately devout Am G To the city I hold dearly F G But everyone talks shit about Am And I hear talks about leaving G Me, I never wanted out C G F I'd rather stay and make something out of this town Am G C G F We'll write our names in gasoline and burn them into the world Am G F Never thinking about what we would become [Chorus] C We were young F C impressionable kids Am G F Didn't know any better, didn't know any better than this C And our dreams F C They were our future Am G F Am G C F C G And as far as I can see we'll be whatever we choose to be [Interlude] Am F C F C G whoa! whoa! [Verse 2] Am We'll shake our fists at the morning sun G C G F C G Singing "glory glory hallelujah!" Am G And I would give anything to feel the way I did back then F When I hear talks about leaving G But I never wanted out C G F I'd rather stay and make something out of this town Am G C G F We'll write our names in gasoline and burn them into the world Am G F Never thinking about what we would become [Chorus] C We were young F C impressionable kids Am G F Didn't know any better, didn't know any better than this C And our dreams F C They were our future Am G F Am G F And as far as I can see we'll be whatever we choose to be Am G C F C G we'll be whatever we choose to be [Interlude] Am G F G [Chorus] C We were young F C impressionable kids Am G F Didn't know any better, didn't know any better than this C And our dreams F C They were our future Am G F Am G F And as far as I can see we'll be whatever we choose to be Am G C F we'll be whatever we choose to be Am G C F C G we'll be whatever we choose to be [Outro] Am F C F C G whoa! whoa! Am G C F C whoa! whoa!