{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":859154,"song":"Im Not Running Anymore","artist":"John Mellencamp","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11602285-im-not-running-anymore-chords-by-john-mellencamp/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/859154?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":16,"content":"LEGEND: * means \"let ring\" (1 strum down)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n               .    .     .           g .     .   .   .[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|\r\nB|------------10---12-|---8-----------5h7-|-------5---5---3-|(3)--------------|\r\nG|---7-7-7/11------12-|---7---7-------7---|---7---5---5---4-|(4)--------------|\r\nD|--------------------|-------9-----------|---7-------------|-----------------|\r\nA|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|\r\nE|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n               .    .     .           g .     .   .   .[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|\r\nB|------------10---12-|---8-----------5h7-|-------5---7---8-|(8)--------------|\r\nG|---7-7-7/11------12-|---7---7-------7---|---7---5---7---7-|(7)--------------|\r\nD|--------------------|-------9-----------|---7-------------|-----------------|\r\nA|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|\r\nE|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n/ = Slide up into note, . = Staccato, g & h = Grace note hammer-on, (n) = Hold note over bar line\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Holly told me, \"You better give me a child\",[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said,   \"Holly, there's no way,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  we don't even like each other all that much,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwe couldn't make it one more day\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  She said, \"You better look out, buster,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe next time you see me you're gonna pay\".[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I said, \"Holly, I'm not running anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  but I'm on my way\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut I'm not running anymore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]           | [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]           |\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, I got two circus clowns here who like to fight,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthey got one black eye and a bloody nose.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  They are the hoodlums of my third wife,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhatever I say they will oppose.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I try to teach those clowns something,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nlike how to make it day to day.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I say, \"Hey, you kids, I'm not running anymore,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  but I'm on my way\".[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nand I'm not running anymore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude] (Drums)\r\n| N.C.        | N.C.        | N.C.        | N.C.        |\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n| ([ch]D[/ch])   ([ch]C[/ch])   | ([ch]G[/ch])         | ([ch]D[/ch])   ([ch]C[/ch])   | ([ch]G[/ch])         |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]           | [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]           |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]           | [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]           |\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, I look in the mirror - what the hell happened to me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwhatever I had   has gone away?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  I'm not the young kid that I used to be,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nso, I push the hair back out of my face.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  That's OK, I knew this would happen[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut I was hopin' not today.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Hey, baby, I'm not running anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  but I'm on my way.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my   way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my   way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I'm not running anymore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[End-Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my   way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my   way,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm on my way[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]*        N.C.\r\nand I'm not running anymore. For sure![/tab]","plain_text":"LEGEND: * means \"let ring\" (1 strum down)\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n/ = Slide up into note, . = Staccato, g & h = Grace note hammer-on, (n) = Hold note over bar line\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n| D     C     | G           | D     C     | G           |\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude] (Drums)\n| N.C.        | N.C.        | N.C.        | N.C.        |\n\n[Interlude]\n| (D)   (C)   | (G)         | (D)   (C)   | (G)         |\n| D     C     | G           | D     C     | G           |\n| D     C     | G           | D     C     | G           |\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[End-Chorus]","chords":["D","C","G","B","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}