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CA bluebird a wingin' his lonely way south
G7Tryin' to escape from the Fcold and the Cdrought
He's all alone in the cold grey sky
G7Fly little bluebird Ffly G7fly Cfly
FNorth wind a blowin' Coh so cold
Poor little birdie's so brave and so G7bold
CHe just keeps a flyin' for a southern sky
G7His only hope is to Ffly G7fly Cfly
Well he's not the only one that's on that trail
G7This ole boy he Fjust broke Cjail
Always a runnin' always afraid
G7The good Lord above knows I've Fpaid G7paid Cpaid
FTrain whistle moanin' Coh so low
And I don't even know where to G7go
CI just keep a following the risin' sun
G7My only hope is to Frun G7run Crun
Well I would like to give up and turn myself in
G7But they would only bury me Funder the Cpen
So I'll keep a running until the day I die
The G7thought of this it makes me wanna Fcry G7cry Ccry
FTrain whistle moanin' Coh so low
And I don't even know where to G7go
CI just keep a following the risin' sun
G7My only hope is to Frun G7run Crun

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Run

by Stonewall Jackson

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A bluebird a wingin' his lonely way south

G7 F C

Tryin' to escape from the cold and the drought

He's all alone in the cold grey sky

G7 F G7 C

Fly little bluebird fly fly fly

F C

North wind a blowin' oh so cold

Poor little birdie's so brave and so bold

He just keeps a flyin' for a southern sky

G7 F G7 C

His only hope is to fly fly fly

Well he's not the only one that's on that trail

G7 F C

This ole boy he just broke jail

Always a runnin' always afraid

G7 F G7 C

The good Lord above knows I've paid paid paid

F C

Train whistle moanin' oh so low

And I don't even know where to go

I just keep a following the risin' sun

G7 F G7 C

My only hope is to run run run

Well I would like to give up and turn myself in

G7 F C

But they would only bury me under the pen

So I'll keep a running until the day I die

G7 F G7 C

The thought of this it makes me wanna cry cry cry

F C

Train whistle moanin' oh so low

And I don't even know where to go

I just keep a following the risin' sun

G7 F G7 C

My only hope is to run run run

About Run Chords by Stonewall Jackson

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