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Running To Stand Still

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Dmajor

90BPM

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Note: UNUSUAL TUNING
Verse Riff
e|-D----------------|-D----------------|-G----------------|-G----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|
D|-----0-----2---4-|-----0-----2---4-|---0-0-----2---4-|---0-0-----2---4-|
G|---2-------------|---2-------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chords:
  Ax22220
  G540033
                 DN.C.
And so she woke up
                         GN.C.
Woke up from where she was lying still
Said DI've gotta do somethinDg
                      GN.C.
About where we're going
                    DN.C.
 Step on a steam train
 GStep out of the driGving rain, maybe
                 DN.C.               GN.C.
 Run from the darkness in the night
Singing Aha, ah la la Gla de day
AAh la la la Gde day
                D   D|   D|   D|
Ah la la de day
  DSweet the sinD  
Bitter the Gtaste in my mouGth
  DI see seven towerDs
But I only Gsee one way outG  
You got to crDy without weeping
TaDlk without speaking
ScGream without raising your voiGce
You know I took the pDoison
From the Dpoison stream
Then I fGloated  out of hGere
Singing...Aha la la Gla de day
   AHa la la Gla de day
Ha la lDa de day
|   D|   D|   G|   G| x10
with Intro Riff and Harmonica Riff
    DShe runs through the streetsD,
With her eyes painted red,G  
Under black beGlly of cloud in the rain
 DIn through a doorway Dshe brings me
GWhite gold and pearls Gstolen from the sea
She is ragDing
She is ragDing
And the sGtorm blows up in her eyesG,
    ASuffer the neeGdle chill
   AShe's running to Gstand...
DStill.

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Running To Stand Still

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Note: UNUSUAL TUNING

Verse Riff

D D G G

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|

G|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|

D|-----0-----2---4-|-----0-----2---4-|---0-0-----2---4-|---0-0-----2---4-|

G|---2-------------|---2-------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|

D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chords:

x22220

540033

N.C.

And so she woke up

N.C.

Woke up from where she was lying still

D D

Said I've gotta do something

N.C.

About where we're going

N.C.

Step on a steam train

G G

Step out of the driving rain, maybe

D G

N.C. N.C.

Run from the darkness in the night

A G

Singing ha, ah la la la de day

A G

Ah la la la de day

D D D D

| | |

Ah la la de day

D D

Sweet the sin

G G

Bitter the taste in my mouth

D D

I see seven towers

G G

But I only see one way out

You got to cry without weeping

Talk without speaking

G G

Scream without raising your voice

You know I took the poison

From the poison stream

G G

Then I floated out of here

A G

Singing...ha la la la de day

A G

Ha la la la de day

Ha la la de day

D D G G

| | | | | x10

with Intro Riff and Harmonica Riff

D D

She runs through the streets,

With her eyes painted red,

Under black belly of cloud in the rain

D D

In through a doorway she brings me

G G

White gold and pearls stolen from the sea

She is raging

G G

And the storm blows up in her eyes,

A G

Suffer the needle chill

A G

She's running to stand...

Still.

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