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On The Run

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Tuning: Standard
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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS
       E-A-D-G_B-e
C/E    0-x-2-0-1-0
Fm/Ab  4-x-3-1-1-1
Em7-5  0-1-2-0-3-0  or
       x-7-8-7-8-x
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RIFF
  G4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e ----|0---------------|0---------------|
B ----|----3---1---3---|----3---1---3---|
G --0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
D ----|----------------|----------------|
A ----|----------------|----------------|
E ----|3---------------|3---------------|
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[Intro]
|  G| % | % | % | 
[Verse]
WhatCever I do, wherEever I go
The Amsame afterglow
Is C7keepin' me low
 FD-d-d-don't wanna C/Elose it
                        Fm/Ab|  G| 
But don't wanna stay here too long (RIFF)
[Verse]
They Csee you go by
I Etell you no lie
You're Amup in the sky, make C7everyone cry
 FD-d-d-don't wanna C/Elose it
                      Fm/Ab|  G| % | 
But don't wanna stay around here (RIFF)
[Chorus]
I'm on the Dmrun again
   GI'm on the Dmrun again
   GBut it's Em7-5like what they say
When it A7happens this way
        Dm       Em          F|  G| % |
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)
[Verse]
 CI hear them talkin' and they Ego on and on
They think that Amnothing is wrong
And so they C7just carry on about Fyou
D-d-d-don't wanna C/Elose it
                   Fm/Ab|  G|
But I gotta move out of here (RIFF)
[Verse]
 CI see them waiting there for Emost of the day
I know you Amasked them to stay
But they just C7won't go away
 FD-d-d-don't wanna C/Elose it
             Fm/Ab|  G| % | 
But I gotta do it again (RIFF)
[Chorus]
I'm on the Dmrun again
   GI'm on the Dmrun again
   GBut it's Em7-5like what they say
When it A7happens this way
        Dm       Em          F|  G| % | % |% |
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)
[Solo]
|  C|  E|  Am|  C7| 
|  F|  C/E|  Fm/Ab|  G|
                  (RIFF)
[Verse]
I Cknow it ain't real
But Ewhen you are near
You're Amsaying the things that C7I wanna hear
FD-d-d-don't wanna C/Elose it
             Fm/Ab|  G| % |
But I gotta do it again (RIFF)
[Chorus]
I'm on the Dmrun again
   GI'm on the Dmrun again
   GBut it's Em7-5like what they say
When it A7happens this way
        Dm       Em          F|  G| % | 
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)
[Chorus]
I'm on the Dmrun again
   GI'm on the Dmrun again
   GBut it's Em7-5like what they say
When it A7happens this way
        Dm       Em          F|  G| % | % |% |
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF ritardando)
[Outro]
|  C   G|  F   G|  C   G|  F   G|
 CRun aGround gotta Fgo, gotta rGun around
 CRun aGround gotta Fgo, gotta Grun
 CRun aGround gotta Fgo, gotta rGun around
 CRun aGround gotta Fgo, gotta rGun
|  C   G|  F   G|  C   G|  F   G|
    C   G     F         G       C      G|  F   G|
Woma-a-an, I gotta move around
    C   G     F         G        C      G|  F   G|
Woma-a-an, I gotta better way
    C   G   F   G   C   G   F             G       C      G|  F   G|
Woma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an, I gotta move around
|  C   G|  F   G|  C   G|  F   G|
(fade out)

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On The Run

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Fm/Ab

Em7-5

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Tuning: Standard

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SPECIAL VOICINGS and CHORDS

E-A-D-G_B-e

C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0

Fm/Ab 4-x-3-1-1-1

Em7-5 0-1-2-0-3-0 or

x-7-8-7-8-x

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RIFF

4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e ----|0---------------|0---------------|

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

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

D ----|----------------|----------------|

A ----|----------------|----------------|

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

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[Intro]

| | % | % | % |

[Verse]

C E

Whatever I do, wherever I go

The same afterglow

Is keepin' me low

F C/E

D-d-d-don't wanna lose it

Fm/Ab G

| |

But don't wanna stay here too long (RIFF)

[Verse]

They see you go by

I tell you no lie

Am C7

You're up in the sky, make everyone cry

F C/E

D-d-d-don't wanna lose it

Fm/Ab G

| | % |

But don't wanna stay around here (RIFF)

[Chorus]

I'm on the run again

G Dm

I'm on the run again

G Em7-5

But it's like what they say

When it happens this way

Dm Em F G

| | % |

You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)

[Verse]

C E

I hear them talkin' and they go on and on

They think that nothing is wrong

C7 F

And so they just carry on about you

C/E

D-d-d-don't wanna lose it

Fm/Ab G

| |

But I gotta move out of here (RIFF)

[Verse]

C E

I see them waiting there for most of the day

I know you asked them to stay

But they just won't go away

F C/E

D-d-d-don't wanna lose it

Fm/Ab G

| | % |

But I gotta do it again (RIFF)

[Chorus]

I'm on the run again

G Dm

I'm on the run again

G Em7-5

But it's like what they say

When it happens this way

Dm Em F G

| | % | % |% |

You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)

[Solo]

C E Am C7

| | | | |

F C/E Fm/Ab G

| | | | |

(RIFF)

[Verse]

I know it ain't real

But when you are near

Am C7

You're saying the things that I wanna hear

F C/E

D-d-d-don't wanna lose it

Fm/Ab G

| | % |

But I gotta do it again (RIFF)

[Chorus]

I'm on the run again

G Dm

I'm on the run again

G Em7-5

But it's like what they say

When it happens this way

Dm Em F G

| | % |

You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)

[Chorus]

I'm on the run again

G Dm

I'm on the run again

G Em7-5

But it's like what they say

When it happens this way

Dm Em F G

| | % | % |% |

You gotta do it again and again (RIFF ritardando)

[Outro]

C G F G C G F G

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C G F G

Run around gotta go, gotta run around

C G F G

Run around gotta go, gotta run

C G F G

Run around gotta go, gotta run around

C G F G

Run around gotta go, gotta run

C G F G C G F G

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C G F G C G F G

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Woma-a-an, I gotta move around

C G F G C G F G

| |

Woma-a-an, I gotta better way

C G F G C G F G C G F G

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Woma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an, I gotta move around

C G F G C G F G

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(fade out)

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