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Run Between The Raindrops by Pat Benatar
Album: Seven The Hard Way
Track 7
1985
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
C:       x32010
Am:      x02210
F:       x33211 or 133211
G:       320003 or 320033
Em:      x22000
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by E, C#m, A, B & G#m)
  Intro:         C      Am      F      Am      F          G  Am  
 Verse:
 FIt's always one thing or aAmnother
 FSeems like we never get ahAmead
 FReaching out for the bAmrass ring
 And laFnding in the dirt insAmtead
 Pre-Chorus:
 CWe can't get past yesterdAmay
 CWe're only counting down from tAmen
 CIt seems like every move we mAmake
 Brings us bFack where we begAman
 Chorus:
 You've gotta rCun between the rAmaindrops
 IFf you wanna see the sAmun
 RFun, run, rGun, between the raindrFops
 RCun between the rAmaindrops
 IFf you wanna see the Amsun
 You've gotta rFun, run, rGun
 Run Baby Amrun
 Verse:
 FSomewhere there's a sun that's shinAming
 FSomewhere we'll find a life that's gAmood
 FSome way I'm gonna make it hapAmpen
 Just lFike you always knew I cAmould
 Pre-Chorus:
 EmWe're treading water on a rCiver of tears
 And I doFn't know what to dGo
 EmI can take a bFeating
 But I ain't gonna let it happen to yGou,  FyGou
 Chorus:
 You've gotta rCun between the rAmaindrops
 IFf you wanna see the sAmun
 RFun, run, rGun, between the raindrFops
 RCun between the rAmaindrops
 IFf you wanna see the Amsun
 You've gotta rFun, run, rGun
 Run Baby Amrun
 Instrumental:          F        Am         F        Am        F        Am        F  Am  
 Pre-Chorus:
 EmWe're treading water on a rCiver of tears
 And I doFn't know what to dGo,  FdGo
 Chorus:
 You've gotta rCun between the rAmaindrops
 IFf you wanna see the sAmun
 RFun, run, rGun, between the raindrFops
 RCun between the rAmaindrops
 IFf you wanna see the Amsun
 RFun, run, rGun
 Run Baby rFun
 RCun between the rAmaindrops
 IFf you wanna see the Amsun
 You've gotta rFun, run, rGun
 Run Baby Amrun
 Outtro:
 C     Am      F      Am      F      G            F
 C     Am      F      Am
 FYou've gotGta run, run, run
 Run Baby Amrun
 End on Am

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Run Between The Raindrops

by Pat Benatar

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Run Between The Raindrops by Pat Benatar

Album: Seven The Hard Way

Track 7

1985

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 4th fret

Chords:

C: x32010

Am: x02210

F: x33211 or 133211

G: 320003 or 320033

Em: x22000

(To play without a capo replace the chords above by E, C#m, A, B & G#m)

C Am F Am F G Am

Intro:

Verse:

F Am

It's always one thing or another

F Am

Seems like we never get ahead

F Am

Reaching out for the brass ring

F Am

And landing in the dirt instead

Pre-Chorus:

C Am

We can't get past yesterday

C Am

We're only counting down from ten

C Am

It seems like every move we make

F Am

Brings us back where we began

Chorus:

C Am

You've gotta run between the raindrops

F Am

If you wanna see the sun

F G F

Run, run, run, between the raindrops

C Am

Run between the raindrops

F Am

If you wanna see the sun

F G

You've gotta run, run, run

Run Baby run

Verse:

F Am

Somewhere there's a sun that's shining

F Am

Somewhere we'll find a life that's good

F Am

Some way I'm gonna make it happen

F Am

Just like you always knew I could

Pre-Chorus:

Em C

We're treading water on a river of tears

F G

And I don't know what to do

Em F

I can take a beating

G F G

But I ain't gonna let it happen to you, you

Chorus:

C Am

You've gotta run between the raindrops

F Am

If you wanna see the sun

F G F

Run, run, run, between the raindrops

C Am

Run between the raindrops

F Am

If you wanna see the sun

F G

You've gotta run, run, run

Run Baby run

F Am F Am F Am F Am

Instrumental:

Pre-Chorus:

Em C

We're treading water on a river of tears

F G F G

And I don't know what to do, do

Chorus:

C Am

You've gotta run between the raindrops

F Am

If you wanna see the sun

F G F

Run, run, run, between the raindrops

C Am

Run between the raindrops

F Am

If you wanna see the sun

F G

Run, run, run

Run Baby run

C Am

Run between the raindrops

F Am

If you wanna see the sun

F G

You've gotta run, run, run

Run Baby run

Outtro:

C Am F Am F G F

C Am F Am

F G

You've gotta run, run, run

Run Baby run

End on Am

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