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[Verse 1]
          DmajIt’s been a long time runningC#m7  
‘Cause I had sBm7ome things to seeC#m7  
            Dmaj7I had to meet some peopleC#m7  
Who were there to Bm7believe in meC#m7  
            Dmaj7I’m taking all that struggC#m7le
Reminds me what I’m figBm7hting forC#m7  
I’m liDmaj7ving it up, I aiC#m7n’t gonna stop
Till I maBm7ke that final scoreAmaj7  
Pre Chorus:
And I’ll keep runninF#m7g as fEast as I Dcan
I’ll keep runnF#m7ingE  
I wonD’t stop, I won’t stop, no noD  
[Chorus]
    AHey noBm7w, if you push mDe down I’ll get up again
    AHey noBm7w, if you let me Ddrown I’ll swim like a champion
     AI’m suBm7re there’ll be good tiDmes, there’ll be bad times
But I don’F#m7t care E’cDause I’m running on air
[Interlude]
 Dmaj7-  C#m7-  Bm7- Amaj7  
(Running, running) Yeah
[Verse 2]
          Dmaj7Give me a million reasonsC#m7  
But my answer Bm7stays the sameC#m7  
           Dmaj7You can try to put C#m7me in a box
But I’m doing Bm7it my own damn wayAmaj7  
See I caDmaj7n’t stand them talkersC#m7  
All pretendBm7ing that their lives’ a messC#m7  
‘Cause whatever you Dmaj7want, whatever you needC#m7  
You gotta Bm7get off your…Amaj7  
[Pre-Chorus]
And I’ll keep runninF#m7g as fEast as I Dcan
I’ll keep runnF#m7ingE  
I wDon’t stop, I won’t sDtop
[Chorus]
    AHey noBm7w, if you push mDe down I’ll get up again
    AHey noBm7w, if you let me Ddrown I’ll swim like a champion
     AI’m suBm7re there’ll be good tiDmes, there’ll be bad times
But I don’F#m7t care E’cDause I’m running on air
          A                        Bm7            DHey, I’m running on air
          A                        Bm7            DRunning, running on ai
    A(Oh whoBm7a… oh whoa…) Running, Drunning
Now I doF#m7n’t caEreD  
    AHey nowBm7, if you push me dDown I’ll get up again
    AHey now, Bm7hey nowD  
Yeah... (Oh Awhoa… Bm7oh whoa…) You Dcan push me, 
push me down (Oh whAoa… oh whoa…) HBm7ey nowD  
But I’ll get up again
          F#m7I’Bm7m sure there’ll be good Dtimes, there’ll be bad time
But I dF#m7on’t Ecare ’Dcause I’m running on air

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Running On Air

by Nathan Trent

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj

C#m7

Bm7

Dmaj7

Amaj7

F#m7

[Verse 1]

Dmaj C#m7

It’s been a long time running

Bm7 C#m7

‘Cause I had some things to see

Dmaj7 C#m7

I had to meet some people

Bm7 C#m7

Who were there to believe in me

Dmaj7 C#m7

I’m taking all that struggle

Bm7 C#m7

Reminds me what I’m fighting for

Dmaj7 C#m7

I’m living it up, I ain’t gonna stop

Bm7 Amaj7

Till I make that final score

Pre Chorus:

F#m7 E D

And I’ll keep running as fast as I can

F#m7 E

I’ll keep running

D D

I won’t stop, I won’t stop, no no

[Chorus]

A Bm7 D

Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again

A Bm7 D

Hey now, if you let me drown I’ll swim like a champion

A Bm7 D

I’m sure there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad times

F#m7 E D

But I don’t care ’cause I’m running on air

[Interlude]

Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Amaj7

- - -

(Running, running) Yeah

[Verse 2]

Dmaj7 C#m7

Give me a million reasons

Bm7 C#m7

But my answer stays the same

Dmaj7 C#m7

You can try to put me in a box

Bm7 Amaj7

But I’m doing it my own damn way

Dmaj7 C#m7

See I can’t stand them talkers

Bm7 C#m7

All pretending that their lives’ a mess

Dmaj7 C#m7

‘Cause whatever you want, whatever you need

Bm7 Amaj7

You gotta get off your…

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m7 E D

And I’ll keep running as fast as I can

F#m7 E

I’ll keep running

D D

I won’t stop, I won’t stop

[Chorus]

A Bm7 D

Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again

A Bm7 D

Hey now, if you let me drown I’ll swim like a champion

A Bm7 D

I’m sure there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad times

F#m7 E D

But I don’t care ’cause I’m running on air

A Bm7 D

Hey, I’m running on air

A Bm7 D

Running, running on ai

A Bm7 D

(Oh whoa… oh whoa…) Running, running

F#m7 E D

Now I don’t care

A Bm7 D

Hey now, if you push me down I’ll get up again

A Bm7 D

Hey now, hey now

A Bm7 D

Yeah... (Oh whoa… oh whoa…) You can push me,

A Bm7 D

push me down (Oh whoa… oh whoa…) Hey now

But I’ll get up again

F#m7 Bm7 D

I’m sure there’ll be good times, there’ll be bad time

F#m7 E D

But I don’t care ’cause I’m running on air

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