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Sound Of Running

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[Verse 1]
DI dressed up as a good man
I Emcharmed with all my might
I Amade you my girlfriend
I Gmade you my DwifeD  
[Verse 2]
Yeah Dwe got ourselves a little place
Then EmI woke up to find
A Arollin' iron boxcar
That was Gtaking me down the DlineD  A  
[Verse 3]
DYeah I'm carrying a lot of postcards
I'm Emgoing west awhile
Through the Afields and rusty train yards
Till the Grails run out of DmilesD  
[Verse 4]
Till Dthey put me on the westbound
Singing Emsweetly over me
Your Asound will be a rebound
And the Grails will trouble DmeD  A  
[Chorus]
Got Gher sound in the distance
GAnd the sound of runnings' always on my DfeetD  
Got Gher sound in the distance
GAnd the sound of runnings' always racing DmeA  
[Verse 5]
I Dpassed the folks that never move
Though their Emrunning every one
And Ame I'll run the mainlines
UnGtil my racings DdoneD  
[Verse 6]
Till Dthey put me on the westbound
Singing Emsweetly over me
Your Asound will be a rebound
And the Grails will trouble DmeD  A  
[Chorus]
Got Gher sound in the distance
GAnd the sound of runnings' always on my DfeetD  
Got Gher sound in the distance
GAnd the sound of runnings' always racing DmeA  
[Chorus]
Got Gher sound in the distance
GAnd the sound of runnings' always on my DfeetD  
Got Gher sound in the distance
GAnd the sound of runnings' always racing DmeA  
G   G   D   A   G   D

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Sound Of Running

by Old 97's

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[Verse 1]

I dressed up as a good man

I charmed with all my might

I made you my girlfriend

G D D

I made you my wife

[Verse 2]

Yeah we got ourselves a little place

Then I woke up to find

A rollin' iron boxcar

G D D A

That was taking me down the line

[Verse 3]

Yeah I'm carrying a lot of postcards

I'm going west awhile

Through the fields and rusty train yards

G D D

Till the rails run out of miles

[Verse 4]

Till they put me on the westbound

Singing sweetly over me

Your sound will be a rebound

G D D A

And the rails will trouble me

[Chorus]

Got her sound in the distance

G D D

And the sound of runnings' always on my feet

Got her sound in the distance

G D A

And the sound of runnings' always racing me

[Verse 5]

I passed the folks that never move

Though their running every one

And me I'll run the mainlines

G D D

Until my racings done

[Verse 6]

Till they put me on the westbound

Singing sweetly over me

Your sound will be a rebound

G D D A

And the rails will trouble me

[Chorus]

Got her sound in the distance

G D D

And the sound of runnings' always on my feet

Got her sound in the distance

G D A

And the sound of runnings' always racing me

[Chorus]

Got her sound in the distance

G D D

And the sound of runnings' always on my feet

Got her sound in the distance

G D A

And the sound of runnings' always racing me

G G D A G D

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