| A | A | D | |
| Been a whole lot of people thought | me a | fool |
| A | E | |
| Been a time or two i | thought that i was one | too |
| A | |
| Ain't a chain that can h | old me |
| A7 | D | |
| Ain't a thing i | won't | try |
| A | E | A | |
| When i get through | livin | ',i'm gonna | die |
| A | A7 | D | A | |
| Gonna die | with my | boots on,gonna go out in | style |
| B | E | |
| With a free-wheelin' | feelin' and a honky tonk | smile |
| A | A7 | D | |
| And if the devil don't | dodge me,gonna spit in | his e | ye |
| A | E | A | |
| When i get my | wing | s,i'm gonna | fly |
| A | A7 | D | A | |
| Gonna fly | away sin | gin' i'm gonna | fly |
| Gonna wrap my new wings 'round |
| E | |
| Few feathered things in that free feelin' | sky |
| A | A7 | D | |
| Gonna reach a new he | aven,higher | than | high |
| A | E | A | |
| When i get my | wing | s,hey i'm gonna f | ly |