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Running At The Dark

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 2

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[Chords Used]
    G   Em7  Em7*  D   Cadd9   D/F#  Em  
e|-3--3---0---2---3----x---0---|
B|-3--3---3---3---3----3---0---|
G|-0--0---0---2---0----2---0---|
D|-0--2---0---0---2----0---2---|
A|-2--2---2---x---3----0---2---|
E|-3--0---0---x---x----2---0---|
[In the verses you basically barely move your 3rd and 4th fingers.]
[Intro]
G Em7 D Cadd9
[Verse 1]
GLate nightEm7, bad dreams,
Cadd9Can’t sleep but I Gknow where I need to go
GJump out of bed, throw oEm7n my shoes
To rDun to those hills that I’ve Cadd9always known
[Verse 2]
GDown the road, past the Em7telephone line
Cadd9This night was made for a Gmoonlight serenade
GThe clear air starts to Em7ease my mind
And I’m Drunning alone but I aCadd9m unafraid
[Bridge]
EmOh, oh, oh
Cadd9Oh, oh, oh
DI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow oldG  D/F#  Em  
EmOh, oh, oh,
Cadd9Oh, oh, oh
DEverything’s dark but I see clearly
[Chorus]
GI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
DWhy can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told
EmI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
                                       D  Em7*
Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told
Cadd9Let go, we’re ruDnning at the dark
G Cadd9 D
G Cadd9 D/F#
[Verse 3]
GSo many things that are Em7hard to do
Cadd9So many words that are hGard to say
GSo many chances to be stEm7raight and true
But I’ve aDlways loved romance and Cadd9fantasy
[Bridge]
EmOh, oh, oh
Cadd9Oh, oh, oh
DI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow oldG  D/F#  Em  
EmOh, oh, oh,
Cadd9Oh, oh, oh
DEverything’s dark but I see clearly
[Chrous]
GI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
DWhy can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been GtoD/F#ldEm  
EmI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
                                       D  Em7*
Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told
Cadd9Let go, we’re ruDnning at the dark
G Cadd9 D
 G   Cadd9   D/F#x2
[Bridge]
EmOh, oh, oh
Cadd9Oh, oh, oh
DI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow oldG  D/F#  Em  
EmOh, oh, oh,
Cadd9Oh, oh, oh
DEverything’s dark but I see clearly
[Chorus]
GI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
DWhy can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been GtoD/F#ldEm  
EmI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
DWhy can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told
GI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
DWhy can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been GtoD/F#ldEm  
EmI don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old
                                       D  Em7*
Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told
Cadd9Let go, we’re ruDnning at the dark

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Running At The Dark

by Tide Lines

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

D/F#

[Chords Used]

G Em7 Em7 D Cadd9 D/F# Em

e|-3--3---0---2---3----x---0---|

B|-3--3---3---3---3----3---0---|

G|-0--0---0---2---0----2---0---|

D|-0--2---0---0---2----0---2---|

A|-2--2---2---x---3----0---2---|

E|-3--0---0---x---x----2---0---|

[In the verses you basically barely move your 3rd and 4th fingers.]

[Intro]

G Em7 D Cadd9

[Verse 1]

G Em7

Late night, bad dreams,

Cadd9 G

Can’t sleep but I know where I need to go

G Em7

Jump out of bed, throw on my shoes

D Cadd9

To run to those hills that I’ve always known

[Verse 2]

G Em7

Down the road, past the telephone line

Cadd9 G

This night was made for a moonlight serenade

G Em7

The clear air starts to ease my mind

D Cadd9

And I’m running alone but I am unafraid

[Bridge]

Oh, oh, oh

Cadd9

Oh, oh, oh

D G D/F# Em

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

Oh, oh, oh,

Cadd9

Oh, oh, oh

Everything’s dark but I see clearly

[Chorus]

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

D Em7

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

Cadd9 D

Let go, we’re running at the dark

G Cadd9 D

G Cadd9 D/F#

[Verse 3]

G Em7

So many things that are hard to do

Cadd9 G

So many words that are hard to say

G Em7

So many chances to be straight and true

D Cadd9

But I’ve always loved romance and fantasy

[Bridge]

Oh, oh, oh

Cadd9

Oh, oh, oh

D G D/F# Em

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

Oh, oh, oh,

Cadd9

Oh, oh, oh

Everything’s dark but I see clearly

[Chrous]

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

D G D/F# Em

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

D Em7

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

Cadd9 D

Let go, we’re running at the dark

G Cadd9 D

G Cadd9 D/F#

[Bridge]

Oh, oh, oh

Cadd9

Oh, oh, oh

D G D/F# Em

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

Oh, oh, oh,

Cadd9

Oh, oh, oh

Everything’s dark but I see clearly

[Chorus]

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

D G D/F# Em

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

D G D/F# Em

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

I don’t believe that we’ll ever grow old

D Em7

Why can’t you see it’s a lie we’ve been told

Cadd9 D

Let go, we’re running at the dark

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