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Running Shadow

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C#minor

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[Intro]
C#m   G#m   G   A   E   E
[Verse]
C#mWise men spoke the G#mvision   Of the Aspirit Bhorses Eway
Like a  C#msaviour he has a G#mmission   From the Gashes Aof the Eplains
All the C#msouls of mighty G#mwarriors   Are Acarried Bin his Eveins
All the C#mhopes of ancient G#mnations   Are Gflowing Athrough his Emane
[Chorus]
And the Aspirit C#mvoices Bsay
Never C#mchase a running G#mshadow   UnderAneatBh the midnight Esky
Never C#mchase a running G#mshadow   You will GridAe till you Edie
[Verse]
>From the C#mbadlands of DG#makota   AOne lone Brider Ecame
To C#mcatch the restless G#mspirit  They Gsaid could Anot be Etamed
And he C#mlaughed at all the G#mlegends   He Acalled their Bstories Elies
He C#mcalled it superG#mstition   Foolish Gdreams of Afading Etries
[Chorus]
And the Aspirit C#mvoices Bcry
Never C#mchase a running G#mshadow   UnderAneatBh the midnight Esky
Never C#mchase a running G#mshadow   You will GridAe till you Edie
[Instrumental]
C#m   G#m   G   A   E
[Verse]
Over C#mhills and through dark G#mcanyons   He Achased the Bsteel dust Egrey
But he C#mcould not catch the G#mstallion   He Gcould not Abreak his Epace
He perC#msued the racing G#mphantom   ATo the Bcanyons Eedge
But running C#mshadow jumped the G#mchasm   Left the oGutlaw oAn the lEedge
[Chorus]
And the Aspirit C#mvoices Bsay
Never C#mchase a running G#mshadow   UnderAneatBh the midnight Esky
Never C#mchase a running G#mshadow   You will GridAe till you Edie
[Bridge]
Never C#mchase a running G#mshadow   You will GridAe till you Edie
[Outro]
C#m   G#m   G   A   E

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Running Shadow

by Michael Martin Murphey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

[Intro]

C#m G#m G A E E

[Verse]

C#m G#m A B E

Wise men spoke the vision Of the spirit horses way

C#m G#m G A E

Like a saviour he has a mission From the ashes of the plains

C#m G#m A B E

All the souls of mighty warriors Are carried in his veins

C#m G#m G A E

All the hopes of ancient nations Are flowing through his mane

[Chorus]

A C#m B

And the spirit voices say

C#m G#m A B E

Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky

C#m G#m G A E

Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die

[Verse]

C#m G#m A B E

>From the badlands of Dakota One lone rider came

C#m G#m G A E

To catch the restless spirit They said could not be tamed

C#m G#m A B E

And he laughed at all the legends He called their stories lies

C#m G#m G A E

He called it superstition Foolish dreams of fading tries

[Chorus]

A C#m B

And the spirit voices cry

C#m G#m A B E

Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky

C#m G#m G A E

Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die

[Instrumental]

C#m G#m G A E

[Verse]

C#m G#m A B E

Over hills and through dark canyons He chased the steel dust grey

C#m G#m G A E

But he could not catch the stallion He could not break his pace

C#m G#m A B E

He persued the racing phantom To the canyons edge

C#m G#m G A E

But running shadow jumped the chasm Left the outlaw on the ledge

[Chorus]

A C#m B

And the spirit voices say

C#m G#m A B E

Never chase a running shadow Underneath the midnight sky

C#m G#m G A E

Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die

[Bridge]

C#m G#m G A E

Never chase a running shadow You will ride till you die

[Outro]

C#m G#m G A E

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