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Urge To Run

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[Intro]
Em/G G5 Em/G G5 Em/G G5 Em/G G5
[Verse 1]
You Em/Gcall this a G5job? Well Em/GI call it Gstuck.
You Em/Gcall this a G5livin', they can't Em/Gpay me eG5nough.
Ya Em/GI got a G5car, ya Em/Gthat's my Ghouse.
I Em/Gdon't think you G5know what I'm Em/Gtalkin' G5about.
G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7   G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7
[Verse 2]
Ya tEm/Ghere's a few G5bars, Em/GI could lean Gon
where the Em/Gsame old banG5ds play the Em/Gsame old G5songs.
Ya Em/Gthere was a G5girl, Em/GI loved her G5so.
I Em/Gbegged her to Gstay, she Em/Gbegged me to Fgo.
[Chorus]
I get the Gurge to run, every once in a while.
I think of her, a really Fcoming Gon.
I get all wound up, then I come undone.
I can't sit still, I get the Furge to Grun.
G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7
[Verse 3]
Hey, Em/Gwhat was I G5thinkin'? Em/GHangin' G5around.
Em/GPitiful G5me in this Em/Gpitiful G5town.
Ya Em/Gone of these G5days, and it Em/Gwon't be G5long,
You Em/Glook over G5here and Em/GI'll be Fgone.
[Chorus]
I get the Gurge to run, every once in a while.
I think of her, a really Fcoming Gon.
I get all wound up, then I come undone.
I can't sit still, I get the Furge to Grun.
[Solo]
[Chorus]
I get the Gurge to run, every once in a while.
I think of her, a really Fcoming Gon.
I get all wound up, then I come undone.
I can't sit still, I get the Furge to Grun.
[Chorus]
I get the Gurge to run, every once in a while.
I think of her, a really Fcoming Gon.
I get all wound up, then I come undone.
I can't sit still, I get the Furge to Grun.
[Outro]
G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7  G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7
G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7  G7add13 G7 G7add13 G

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Urge To Run

by Eric Heatherly

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em/G

G7add13

[Intro]

Em/G G5 Em/G G5 Em/G G5 Em/G G5

[Verse 1]

Em/G G5 Em/G G

You call this a job? Well I call it stuck.

Em/G G5 Em/G G5

You call this a livin', they can't pay me enough.

Em/G G5 Em/G G

Ya I got a car, ya that's my house.

Em/G G5 Em/G G5

I don't think you know what I'm talkin' about.

G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7

[Verse 2]

Em/G G5 Em/G G

Ya there's a few bars, I could lean on

Em/G G5 Em/G G5

where the same old bands play the same old songs.

Em/G G5 Em/G G5

Ya there was a girl, I loved her so.

Em/G G Em/G F

I begged her to stay, she begged me to go.

[Chorus]

I get the urge to run, every once in a while.

F G

I think of her, a really coming on.

I get all wound up, then I come undone.

F G

I can't sit still, I get the urge to run.

G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7

[Verse 3]

Em/G G5 Em/G G5

Hey, what was I thinkin'? Hangin' around.

Em/G G5 Em/G G5

Pitiful me in this pitiful town.

Em/G G5 Em/G G5

Ya one of these days, and it won't be long,

Em/G G5 Em/G F

You look over here and I'll be gone.

[Chorus]

I get the urge to run, every once in a while.

F G

I think of her, a really coming on.

I get all wound up, then I come undone.

F G

I can't sit still, I get the urge to run.

[Solo]

[Chorus]

I get the urge to run, every once in a while.

F G

I think of her, a really coming on.

I get all wound up, then I come undone.

F G

I can't sit still, I get the urge to run.

[Chorus]

I get the urge to run, every once in a while.

F G

I think of her, a really coming on.

I get all wound up, then I come undone.

F G

I can't sit still, I get the urge to run.

[Outro]

G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7

G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7 G7add13 G7 G7add13 G

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