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Running Wide Open

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Standard Tuning - Capo on Third Fret.
[Verse 1]
C/GTraffic lights turAmning blue
Fmaj7/Ceveryone that we buC/Grn through
only mAme and you
Fmaj7/Cqueen of boozC/Ge
 C/Gaint no furniture in ouAmr house
Fmaj7/Cno screamin and fC/Gightin any more
the living room Amturns blue we're
 Fmaj7/Cboth sleeping on the flC/Goor
[Chorus]
   C/Gi wanna be an Amengine
 Fmaj7/Crunning wide oC/Gpen
running wide Amopen till I
 Fmaj7/Ccan't run no mC/Gore
C/G  Am  Fmaj7/C  C/G  Am  Fmaj7/C  C/G
[Verse 2]
C/GLiving with Amone eye closed and
Fmaj7/Cone eye on C/Gthe cage door
every day is a Amday that I'll die and
Fmaj7/Cbe afraid no mC/Gore
C/Gwhen dad found oAmut about
Fmaj7/Cwhere we were hC/Giding out he
came down like a Amsea of rage
Fmaj7/Ccrashing onto the sC/Ghore
[Chorus]
   C/Gi wanna be an Amengine
 Fmaj7/Crunning wide oC/Gpen
running wide Amopen till I
 Fmaj7/Ccan't run no mC/Gore
C/G  Am  Fmaj7/C  C/G  Am  Fmaj7/C  C/G
[Verse 3]
C/GI let the yAmears go by
Fmaj7/CI let noone know wC/Ghat's inside
my broken heart keeps a Ambeat just fine i
Fmaj7/Cdon't wanna die no mC/Gore
C/GI see my future Amin my past
Fmaj7/CAll at once in a lC/Gightning flash
all you can Amdo is laugh unitl
  Fmaj7/Cyou just can't no moreC/G  
[Chorus]
   C/Gi wanna be an Amengine
 Fmaj7/Crunning wide oC/Gpen
running wide Amopen till I
 Fmaj7/Ccan't run no mC/Gore
   C/Gi wanna be an Amengine
 Fmaj7/Crunning wide oC/Gpen
running wide Amopen till I
 Fmaj7/Ccan't run no mC/Gore

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Running Wide Open

by Coma Cinema

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Fmaj7/C

Standard Tuning - Capo on Third Fret.

[Verse 1]

C/G Am

Traffic lights turning blue

Fmaj7/C C/G

everyone that we burn through

only me and you

Fmaj7/C C/G

queen of booze

C/G Am

aint no furniture in our house

Fmaj7/C C/G

no screamin and fightin any more

the living room turns blue we're

Fmaj7/C C/G

both sleeping on the floor

[Chorus]

C/G Am

i wanna be an engine

Fmaj7/C C/G

running wide open

running wide open till I

Fmaj7/C C/G

can't run no more

C/G Am Fmaj7/C C/G Am Fmaj7/C C/G

[Verse 2]

C/G Am

Living with one eye closed and

Fmaj7/C C/G

one eye on the cage door

every day is a day that I'll die and

Fmaj7/C C/G

be afraid no more

C/G Am

when dad found out about

Fmaj7/C C/G

where we were hiding out he

came down like a sea of rage

Fmaj7/C C/G

crashing onto the shore

[Chorus]

C/G Am

i wanna be an engine

Fmaj7/C C/G

running wide open

running wide open till I

Fmaj7/C C/G

can't run no more

C/G Am Fmaj7/C C/G Am Fmaj7/C C/G

[Verse 3]

C/G Am

I let the years go by

Fmaj7/C C/G

I let noone know what's inside

my broken heart keeps a beat just fine i

Fmaj7/C C/G

don't wanna die no more

C/G Am

I see my future in my past

Fmaj7/C C/G

All at once in a lightning flash

all you can do is laugh unitl

Fmaj7/C C/G

you just can't no more

[Chorus]

C/G Am

i wanna be an engine

Fmaj7/C C/G

running wide open

running wide open till I

Fmaj7/C C/G

can't run no more

C/G Am

i wanna be an engine

Fmaj7/C C/G

running wide open

running wide open till I

Fmaj7/C C/G

can't run no more

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