Written by Michael Martin Murphey/Ryan Murphey
C#m G#m G A E E
C#m G#m A B E
Wise men spoke the vision Of the spirit horses way
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Like a saviour he has a mission From the ashes of the plains
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All the souls of mighty warriors Are carried in his veins
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All the hopes of ancient nations Are flowing through his mane
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And the spirit voices say
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Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky
C#m G#m G A E
Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die
C#m G#m A B E
>From the badlands of Dakota One lone rider came
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To catch the restless spirit They said could not be tamed
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And he laughed at all the legends He called their stories lies
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He called it superstition Foolish dreams of fading tries
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And the spirit voices cry
C#m G#m A B E
Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky
C#m G#m G A E
Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die
C#m G#m G A E
C#m G#m A B E
Over hills and through dark canyons He chased the steel dust grey
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But he could not catch the stallion He could not break his pace
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He persued the racing phantom To the canyons edge
C#m G#m G A E
But running shadow jumped the chasm Left the outlaw on the ledge
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And the spirit voices say
C#m G#m A B E
Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky
C#m G#m G A E
Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die
C#m G#m G A E
Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die
C#m G#m G A E (Fade out)
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