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The Doors
"Runnin' Blue"
 THE SOFT PARADE
 By: Dave
This is how I play RUNNIN' BLUE on guitar by The Doors. This was done completely by ear.
Poor Otis dead and gone
Left me here to sing his song
Pretty little girl with a red dress on
Poor Otis dead and gone
RIFF 1:                PLAY THIS AFTER RIFF 1:
(0:11)                     Am  G  
E---------------------|-------3---------
B---------------------|-1--x--3---------
G-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------
D----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------
A--------------5------|-0--x--2---------
E---------------------|-------3---------
VERSE:
RIFF 1
Well back down turn around slowly
AmTry it Gagain
BmRememberin' Awhen
CIt was easy 
BmTry it agaiAn
CMuch too easy
BmRememberin' Awhen
CHORUS: 
DAl-Aright, E7look at my Ashoes
DNot Aquite E7the walkin' Ablues
DDon't Afight E7too much to Alose
DCan't Afight the E7runnin' blues
VERSE(same pattern, different lyrics)
POST VERSE:
AOtis Cdead
ARunnin G5blue
ARun so Cfast
AWhat do I G5do
(then theres a little saxophone thing with no guitar)
Then repeat the intro:
E---------------------|-------3---------
B---------------------|-1--x--3---------
G-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------
D----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------
A--------------5------|-0--x--2---------
E---------------------|-------3---------
Verse
Chorus(x2)
Outro:
    Dm      Am      E7   Am(x3)
Dm    Am    C     D

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Runnin Blue

by The Doors

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The Doors

"Runnin' Blue"

THE SOFT PARADE

By: Dave

This is how I play RUNNIN' BLUE on guitar by The Doors. This was done completely by ear.

Poor Otis dead and gone

Left me here to sing his song

Pretty little girl with a red dress on

Poor Otis dead and gone

RIFF 1: PLAY THIS AFTER RIFF 1:

Am G

(0:11)

E---------------------|-------3---------

B---------------------|-1--x--3---------

G-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------

D----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------

A--------------5------|-0--x--2---------

E---------------------|-------3---------

VERSE:

RIFF 1

Well back down turn around slowly

Am G

Try it again

Bm A

Rememberin' when

It was easy

Bm A

Try it again

Much too easy

Bm A

Rememberin' when

CHORUS:

D A E7 A

Al-right, look at my shoes

D A E7 A

Not quite the walkin' blues

D A E7 A

Don't fight too much to lose

D A E7

Can't fight the runnin' blues

VERSE(same pattern, different lyrics)

POST VERSE:

A C

Otis dead

A G5

Runnin blue

A C

Run so fast

A G5

What do I do

(then theres a little saxophone thing with no guitar)

Then repeat the intro:

E---------------------|-------3---------

B---------------------|-1--x--3---------

G-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------

D----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------

A--------------5------|-0--x--2---------

E---------------------|-------3---------

Verse

Chorus(x2)

Outro:

Dm Am E7 Am

(x3)

Dm Am C D

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