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Running On Empty

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Chords by: Louie A. Ebojo
Tuning:          C#   G#   D#   G#   C   D#  
           or   C G D G B D (use a capo at 1st fret) 
Chords:          C#   G#   D#   G#   C   D  
               C002012 
               Gx00000 
              Em44200x 
              C9055555 
             G/Bx40000 
             G/D200000 
              D7220210 
            D7/Ax20210 
             D/Ax202xx 
               D2202xx
Intro:  C   G   C   G   C   GEm—C9  G/B   D7  
CLooking out at the rGoad rushing Cunder my wheels G  
CLooking back at the Gyears gone by like so Cmany summer fields G  
CIn sixty five I was Gseventeen and Crunning up 1 0 1 G  
C9I don't know where I'm G/Brunning now, I'm just D7running on 
Refrain: 
Running Con, running on Gempty 
Running Con, running Gblind 
CRunning into the Gsun 
But I'm running Embehind 
CGotta do what you Gcan just to keep your love Calive G  
CTrying not to confGuse it with what you Cdo to survivGe 
CIn sixty nine I was tGwenty one and I cCalled the road my Gown 
C9I don't know when that G/Broad turned onto the rD7oad I'm on 
        (Repeat Refrain) 
Bridge: 
EmEveryone I Cknow, D7everywhere I Ggo 
EmPeople need some D7reason to Cbelieve 
I don't know about Ganyone but me 
EmIf it takes all Cnight, D7/Athat'll be all Gright 
CIf I can get you to D7smile before I lC9eave G/B  D/A  G  Em  G/D  
CLooking out at the Groad rushing under my Cwheels G  
CI don't know how to Gtell you all just how Ccrazy this life Gfeels 
CI look around for the Gfriends that I used to Cturn to to pull me Gthrough 
C9Looking into their G/Beyes I see them D7/Arunning too 
        (Repeat Refrain) 
CHoney you really Gtempt me 
You know the Cway you look so Gkind 
CI'd love to D7/Astick around but I'm running beC9hind, G/B  D/A  G  Em  G/D  
Running Con  
You know I don't even D7/Aknow what I'm hoping to C9find G/B  D/A  G  Em  G/D  
Running BClind, running into the D7/Asun but I’m running beC9hindG/B  D/A  G  
Outro:   C   G   C   G   C   GEm—C9  G/B  D7  
                C9 G/B D/A G

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Running On Empty

by Graham Nash

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

G/D

D7/A

D/A

Chords by: Louie A. Ebojo

C# G# D# G# C D#

Tuning:

or C G D G B D (use a capo at 1st fret)

C# G# D# G# C D

Chords:

002012

x00000

44200x

055555

G/B

x40000

G/D

200000

220210

D7/A

x20210

D/A

x202xx

2202xx

C G C G C G G/B D7

Intro: Em—C9

C G C G

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels

C G C G

Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields

C G C G

In sixty five I was seventeen and running up 1 0 1

C9 G/B D7

I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on

Refrain:

C G

Running on, running on empty

C G

Running on, running blind

C G

Running into the sun

But I'm running behind

C G C G

Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive

C G C G

Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive

C G C G

In sixty nine I was twenty one and I called the road my own

C9 G/B D7

I don't know when that road turned onto the road I'm on

(Repeat Refrain)

Bridge:

Em C D7 G

Everyone I know, everywhere I go

Em D7 C

People need some reason to believe

I don't know about anyone but me

Em C D7/A G

If it takes all night, that'll be all right

C D7 C9 G/B D/A G Em G/D

If I can get you to smile before I leave

C G C G

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels

C G C G

I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels

C G C G

I look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through

C9 G/B D7/A

Looking into their eyes I see them running too

(Repeat Refrain)

C G

Honey you really tempt me

C G

You know the way you look so kind

C D7/A C9 G/B D/A G Em G/D

I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind,

Running on

D7/A C9 G/B D/A G Em G/D

You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find

C D7/A C9 G/B D/A G

Running Blind, running into the sun but I’m running behind

C G C G C G G/B D7

Outro: Em—C9

C9 G/B D/A G

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