F               Am          G 
Word of life on severed tree
  F                Am          G 
I picked it up and took a swing
   F               Am              G 
My pastor told us, "Don't you worry
 F             Am              G 
Even Zacchaeus found his glory"

[Chorus]
Dm C    Am       G 
I was a sprinter then
Dm C      Am     G 
Living to see it end

[Verse 2]
      F           Am          G
Well, pastor lost his position
F                Am      G
Went down for pornography
     F                 Am             G
So I found myself some ground to stand
F               Am        G
Bound to be the better man

[Chorus]
       Dm C     Am      G 
'Cause I was a sprinter then
Dm C      Am     G 
Living to see it end

[Verse 3/Bridge]
F             Am             G
Wound up in a holding pattern
   F               Am         G
Circled my landing in a lather
 F                    Am              G
Unnerved I laughed, I planned the snag
F                    Am       G
Then went down for a dipso jag

[Chorus]
       Dm C     Am      G 
'Cause I was a sprinter then
Dm C     Am     G 
Dying to see it end
Dm C     Am      G 
I was a sprinter then
Dm C     Am     G 
Dying to see it end

[Instrumental]
Dm C Am G x2
Dm C F Bb x2

[Outro]
        Dm             C   
There's freedom to and freedom from
    F               Bb
Freedom to run from everyone 
        Dm             C   
There's freedom to and freedom from
    F               Bb
Freedom to run from everyone
      Dm            C   
Well, what I did is what is done
    F             Bb
The baptist in me chose to run
       Dm                    C   
But if there's still time to choose the sun
     F                    Bb          
I'll choose the sun, I'll choose the sun
     Dm                C   
I'll run it back, I'll choose the sun
     F              Bb
I'll run it back to everyone
   Dm                       C       
If there's still time, I'll choose the sun
         F              Bb   
And I'll run it back to everyone