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Ebminor

90BPM

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1/10

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 6

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I got the chords from Starceylou, but this version is easier to read.
Chords Used:
e|-6-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  |-5-|
B|-7-|  |-4-|  |-6-|  |-5-|  |-2-|  |-4-|  |-3-|  |-0-|  |-2-|  |-7-|
G|-6-|  |-5-|  |-5-|  |-4-|  |-3-|  |-3-|  |-2-|  |-1-|  |-1-|  |-6-|
D|-8-|  |-4-|  |-6-|  |-6-|  |-2-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-0-|  |-2-|  |-7-|
A|-6-|  |-6-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-5-|
E|-6-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-4-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  |-5-|
 D#m7    G#7   C#maj7  C#m7   F#7    Bmaj7   Bm7    E7    Amaj7  Dmaj7
|-8--|
|-9--|
|-8--|
|-10-|
|-8--|
|-8--|
 Fm7
Intro:
D#m7, G#7,  C#maj7x2
Verse:
D#m7On city sG#7treets you C#maj7need to
C#m7Be careful F7who you sBmaj7peak to
Bm7Or look at or tE7ouch
As Amaj7that’s Dmaj7enough
D#m7To get you G#7into C#maj7deep
D#m7Oh what a lG#7augh to C#maj7hurt one
C#m7HumiliF7ate and Bmaj7merc one
Bm7A country in nE7eed
Where bAmaj7loods don’t Dmaj7bleed
D#m7What are you gG#7oing C#maj7to do?
Pre Chorus:
C#maj7Victorian, Georgian, Roman or C#m7Norman
Before the Gregorian, violence breeds
C#maj7Don’t matter what era, there’s always a C#m7fear there
Hop’s to make beer there, that’s all you need
Bmaj7It’s bait to be fateful but nasty and Bm7hateful
People aren’t grateful, they sow the seed
Bmaj7Into their offspring, most likely coBm7sting
Kids to be fostering ideas that lead to
Chorus:
D#m7Fighting, BG#7iting
C#maj7Run for your life
D#m7Shanking, sG#7kanking
C#maj7Run for your life
D#m7Hitting, spG#7itting
C#maj7Run for your life
Bridge:
D#m7It’ll never change
Fm7It’ll never change
D#m7It’ll never change
Fm7It’ll never change
D#m7It’ll never change

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Run For Your Life

by Jack Peñate

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m7

G#7

C#maj7

C#m7

F#7

Bmaj7

Bm7

Amaj7

Dmaj7

Fm7

I got the chords from Starceylou, but this version is easier to read.

Chords Used:

e|-6-| |-4-| |-4-| |-4-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-5-|

B|-7-| |-4-| |-6-| |-5-| |-2-| |-4-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-7-|

G|-6-| |-5-| |-5-| |-4-| |-3-| |-3-| |-2-| |-1-| |-1-| |-6-|

D|-8-| |-4-| |-6-| |-6-| |-2-| |-4-| |-4-| |-0-| |-2-| |-7-|

A|-6-| |-6-| |-4-| |-4-| |-4-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-5-|

E|-6-| |-4-| |-4-| |-4-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-5-|

D#m7 G#7 C#maj7 C#m7 F#7 Bmaj7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 Dmaj7

|-8--|

|-9--|

|-8--|

|-10-|

|-8--|

Fm7

Intro:

D#m7 G#7 C#maj7

, , x2

Verse:

D#m7 G#7 C#maj7

On city streets you need to

C#m7 F7 Bmaj7

Be careful who you speak to

Bm7 E7

Or look at or touch

Amaj7 Dmaj7

As that’s enough

D#m7 G#7 C#maj7

To get you into deep

D#m7 G#7 C#maj7

Oh what a laugh to hurt one

C#m7 F7 Bmaj7

Humiliate and merc one

Bm7 E7

A country in need

Amaj7 Dmaj7

Where bloods don’t bleed

D#m7 G#7 C#maj7

What are you going to do?

Pre Chorus:

C#maj7 C#m7

Victorian, Georgian, Roman or Norman

Before the Gregorian, violence breeds

C#maj7 C#m7

Don’t matter what era, there’s always a fear there

Hop’s to make beer there, that’s all you need

Bmaj7 Bm7

It’s bait to be fateful but nasty and hateful

People aren’t grateful, they sow the seed

Bmaj7 Bm7

Into their offspring, most likely costing

Kids to be fostering ideas that lead to

Chorus:

D#m7 G#7

Fighting, Biting

C#maj7

Run for your life

D#m7 G#7

Shanking, skanking

C#maj7

Run for your life

D#m7 G#7

Hitting, spitting

C#maj7

Run for your life

Bridge:

D#m7

It’ll never change

Fm7

It’ll never change

D#m7

It’ll never change

Fm7

It’ll never change

D#m7

It’ll never change

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