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Running From My Shadow

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[Intro]
F#m
[Verse]
Wanna know where I dF#mon’t go
When it goes from OK to a F#moh no
When it goes from hi five to a lF#mow blow
When it goes from all five to a sF#molo
Lemme tell you what you dF#mon’t know
I been down / sF#mo low / I was
Looking for something but denyF#ming that I found it
There’s an F#melephant sitting in the room
And I can’t find another way to F#mtiptoe around it
I been F#mdoing greater good for a long time
But I F#mcan’t find any other way to give now
I been pF#mutting myself on the sideline
And it’s been tF#mime so I’m saying can I live now
There are times when I kF#mick myself
SF#may I’m not sick but I can’t get well
SF#may I got this while I chase my tail
As iF#mf they can’t tell
[Chorus]
I'm running from my shF#madow
REunning from my shadow but it’s stBill there chasing me dAown
I’ll never win the bF#mattle
NEever win the battle and I shBould have known it by nAow
Just when I think I’ve fF#mound the end / oEhhh
I’m going back arBound again / oAhhh
Running from my shF#madow
REunning from my shadow but it’s stBill there chasing me dAown
[Verse]
F#mLight side’s got a dark side to it
DEaytime flows into night like fluid
The yD#min and the yang with a curved line through it
And nDone of it’s illuminating why I do it
 F#mMaybe I didn’t want to chase what was not right
 EMaybe I didn’t want to face you were offsides
 D#mThinking I was far away from a crossed line
 DBut I was giving soft praise to a hard lie
 F#mThere are things that you say and you don’t say
 EMy tongue’s gotten real tired of me biting it
 D#m‘Cause I keep on following the wrong way
 DTime’s come and I can’t keep denying it
 F#mThere are times when I kick myself
SEay I’m not sick but I can’t get well
SD#may I got this while I chase my tail
As if thDey can’t tell
[Chorus]
I'm running from my shF#madow
REunning from my shadow but it’s stBill there chasing me dAown
I’ll never win the bF#mattle
NEever win the battle and I shBould have known it by nAow
Just when I think I’ve fF#mound the end / oEhhh
I’m going back arBound again / oAhhh
Running from my shF#madow
REunning from my shadow but it’s stBill there chasing me dAown
[Bridge]
  F#mI love you but I knEow / I gotta let you gD#mo
Dancing with the dDevil cause she’s all I’ve ever kF#mnown
Wanted to prEetend / That this time was the eD#mnd
Sorry but I gDuess I gotta let you down F#magain
   E  D#mAgaiDn
F#mAgaiEn
N.C.
Running from my shadow now my shadow is my only friend
[Outro]
F#m E D#m D
Running from my shF#madowE  
But it’s stD#mill there chasing me dowDn
F#m E D#m D
Running from my shF#madow
REunning from my shadow but it’s stD#mill there chasing me dowDn
F#m

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Running From My Shadow

by Mike Shinoda

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F#m

D#m

[Intro]

F#m

[Verse]

F#m

Wanna know where I don’t go

F#m

When it goes from OK to a oh no

F#m

When it goes from hi five to a low blow

F#m

When it goes from all five to a solo

F#m

Lemme tell you what you don’t know

F#m

I been down / so low / I was

F#m

Looking for something but denying that I found it

F#m

There’s an elephant sitting in the room

F#m

And I can’t find another way to tiptoe around it

F#m

I been doing greater good for a long time

F#m

But I can’t find any other way to give now

F#m

I been putting myself on the sideline

F#m

And it’s been time so I’m saying can I live now

F#m

There are times when I kick myself

F#m

Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well

F#m

Say I got this while I chase my tail

F#m

As if they can’t tell

[Chorus]

F#m

I'm running from my shadow

E B A

Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

F#m

I’ll never win the battle

E B A

Never win the battle and I should have known it by now

F#m E

Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh

B A

I’m going back around again / ohhh

F#m

Running from my shadow

E B A

Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

[Verse]

F#m

Light side’s got a dark side to it

Daytime flows into night like fluid

D#m

The yin and the yang with a curved line through it

And none of it’s illuminating why I do it

F#m

Maybe I didn’t want to chase what was not right

Maybe I didn’t want to face you were offsides

D#m

Thinking I was far away from a crossed line

But I was giving soft praise to a hard lie

F#m

There are things that you say and you don’t say

My tongue’s gotten real tired of me biting it

D#m

‘Cause I keep on following the wrong way

Time’s come and I can’t keep denying it

F#m

There are times when I kick myself

Say I’m not sick but I can’t get well

D#m

Say I got this while I chase my tail

As if they can’t tell

[Chorus]

F#m

I'm running from my shadow

E B A

Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

F#m

I’ll never win the battle

E B A

Never win the battle and I should have known it by now

F#m E

Just when I think I’ve found the end / ohhh

B A

I’m going back around again / ohhh

F#m

Running from my shadow

E B A

Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

[Bridge]

F#m E D#m

I love you but I know / I gotta let you go

D F#m

Dancing with the devil cause she’s all I’ve ever known

E D#m

Wanted to pretend / That this time was the end

D F#m

Sorry but I guess I gotta let you down again

E D#m D

Again

F#m E

Again

N.C.

Running from my shadow now my shadow is my only friend

[Outro]

F#m E D#m D

F#m E

Running from my shadow

D#m D

But it’s still there chasing me down

F#m E D#m D

F#m

Running from my shadow

E D#m D

Running from my shadow but it’s still there chasing me down

F#m

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