[C]There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Just as [G]fast as my [G7]feet can [C]fly
[C]Come away, come away if you're goin'
Leave the [G]sinkin' [G7]ship be- [C]hind
[F]Come on the [C]risin' [G]wind,
We're [F]goin' up a- [C]round the [G]bend Oh
[C]Bring a song and a smile for the banjo
Better [G]get while the [G7]gettin's [C]good
Hitch a [C]ride to the end of the highway
Where the [G]neon's [G7]turn to [C]wood
[F]Come on the [C]risin' [G]wind,
We're [F]goin' up a- [C]round the [G]bend Oh
[C]You can ponder perpetual motion,
Fix your [C]mind on a [G7]crystal [C]day,
[C]Always time for a good conversation,
There's an [G]ear for [G7]what you [C]say
[F]Come on the [C]risin' [G]wind,
We're [F]goin' up a- [C]round the [G]bend. Yeah Oh
[F] [C] [G]- [F] [C] [G]
[C]Catch a ride to the end of the highway
And we'll [G]meet by the [G7]big red [C]tree,
[C]There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Come a- [G]long, come a- [G7]long with [C]me
[F]Come on the [C]risin' [G]wind,
We're [F]goin' up a- [C]round the [G]bend Yeah
[C]Do do do do
[G]Do do do [G]do
[C]Do do do do
[G]Do do do [C]do yeah