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(Complete Intro riff shown at bottom)
[Intro]
| A#| Dm| F| Gm|
| A#| Dm| F| C|
| A#| Dm| F| Gm|
| A#| Dm| F| C|
| A#| | C| Dm|
| A#| | C| |
[Verse 1]
FWhat have you gathered to Gmreport to your progenitors?
AmAre your excuses any Gmbetter than your senator's?
FHe held a conference and his Gmwife was standing by his side
CHe did her dirty but no one died
[Pre-Chorus 1]
DmI saw Sonny Liston on the Am/Estreet last night
Black-Ffisted and strong singing GmRedemption A#Song
He motioned me to the Csky
I heard Fheaven and thunder cry
[Chorus 1]
A#Run for coverDm  
Run while you Fcan baby, don't look Gmback
You gotta run for A#coverDm  
Don't be aFfraid of the fear, that's a Cplayed out trap, man
AmYou A#know you're not the Conly Dmone
A#And don't look back, just Crun for cover
[Verse 2]
FWhat are you waiting for, a Gmkiss or an apology?
AmYou think by now you'd have an GmA in toxicology
FIt’s hard to pack the car when Gmall you do is shame us
CIt’s even harder when the dirtbag’s famous
[Pre-Chorus 2]
DmI saw my mother on the Am/Estreet last night
All Fpretty and strong, singing Gm“the road is A#long”
I said “Momma, I know you’ve Ctried”
But she fell on her knees and cried
[Chorus 2]
A#Run for coverDm  
Run while you Fcan baby, don't look Gmback
You gotta run for A#coverDm  
Don't be aFfraid of the fear, that's a Cplayed out trap, man
AmI A#know you're not the Conly Dmone
A#And don't look back, just Crun for cover
[Bridge]
AmAnd there was A#nothing she wouldn't gDmive
Just to A#trust him with her Amnightmares, with her A#dreams
Now she's Dmrunning, she's Crunning
Just to A#trust him
DmHe got big smile, he's fake news
FJust run for cover, you've got nothing left to lose
[Chorus 3]
N.C. Dm
Run for cover
Run while you Fcan baby, don't look Gmback
You gotta run for A#coverDm  
Don't be aFfraid of the fear, that's a Cplayed out trap, man
AmYou A#know you're not the Conly Dmone
A#And don't look back, just Crun for cover, run!
[Outro]
| A#| Dm| F| Gm|
| A#| Dm| F| C|
| A#| | C| Dm|
| A#| | C| |
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Intro Riff
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Guitar 1: |
A#5   D5   F5   G5|
e|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|
Guitar 2: |
e|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
G|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| |
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
| x2
Guitar 1: |
A#5   D5   F5   C|
e|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |
|
Guitar 2: |
e|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
G|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| |
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
Guitar 1:
e|-A#-----------------------|------------------------|-C------------------------|-Dm------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-10---------------------|-------------------------|-10----------------------|
G|-10----------------7----|-------------------7----|-10----------------7-----|-------------------7-----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|-A#-----------------------|------------------------|-C------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|-10----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-10---------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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The story behind the song

"Run for Cover" by The Killers was originally written for their 2008 album Day & Age, but vocalist Brandon Flowers couldn't finish the second verse at the time, leading to its incompleteness. Drummer Ronnie Vannucci described the initial version as "slower, sweeter and busier." After meeting Australian musician Alex Cameron, Flowers finally had a breakthrough and completed the second verse. The song, which contains the first overtly political references in a Killers song, was finally released on their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful.

AI-written from these sources:Run for Cover (The Killers song) — Wikipedia ↗The Killers — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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