For Easier Chord Fingerings Put A Capo At 4Th FretAnd Transpose -4 Steps.IntroVerse 1The Wind Was Cold And Thin - Out On The Highway’s EdgeA Solitary Figure With A Solemn PledgeOne Leg Of Bone - One Leg Of Steel - A Skip And A Heavy HeelBrought Up In Bc And Manitoba - He Didn’t Fail To Make Us FeelChorusYeah The Road Was Long Where He Once RanHe Did The Best Any Human CanGet Across The Country - That’s The PlanThat’s The Spirit Of Our ManVerse 2He Didn't Run For Medals - He Didn’t Run For GoldBut For The People And Their Stories - That Never Will Be ToldAcross The Asphalt And The Gravel - Through The Heat And The RainHe Carried The Nations Weight For 26 Miles, Then He’d Go AgainChorusYeah The Road Was Long Where He Once RanHe Did The Best Any Human CanGet Across The Country - That’s The PlanThat’s The Spirit Of Our ManInterludeVerse 3The Road Was Lined With People - Who Came Out To See Him RunBut The Lungs Grew Tired And He Got Weary - Before He Was DoneOn A Lonely Stretch Near Thunder BayHis Stride Was Halted - The Body Gave WayChorusYeah The Road Was Long Where He Once RanHe Did The Best Any Human CanGet Across The Country - That’s The PlanThat’s The Spirit Of Our ManVerse 4The Finish Line Was In His Mind - Not A City On A MapThere Was No Closing Ceremony - Just A Roadside ClapHe Might Have Had To Stop The Run - But The Fight Still Carries OnFor Every Heart That Followed Him - The Race Was Bravely WonChorusN.c.Yeah The Road Was Long Where He Once RanN.c.He Did The Best Any Human CanGet Across The Country - That’s The PlanThat’s The Spirit Of Our ManBridgeIf There Ever Was A Hero - If There Ever Was A SaintHe Ran Through Fire And Through Pain - Any Lesser Soul Would FaintHe Said “Its A Mission Greater Than Himself” - And His Words Are Still Ringing TrueHe Ran For Everybody - He Ran For Me And YouOutro
