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[Intro]
C C/B Am G
F G C
[Verse]
  I was ruCnning barefooC/Bt
  I was unprepareAmd
  FBut I Gchased you like a dreamC  
  I'm a man
  C/BWith brittle handsAm  
  FBut I still Gwrite you pretty thinCgs
[Chorus]
  Cause I've Dmcaught you now
  I Gdon't know how
  CYou fell C/Binto my hanAmdsG  
  FLike a Graindrop in the sandC  
[Verse]
  I was ruCnning barefooC/Bt
  Darling, I was scAmared
  FWhen you dGidn't run from meC  
  Then you smiled and C/Bshowed me all the sunny dayAms
  FAs a sad Gman I didn't seCe
[Chorus]
  Cause I've Dmcaught you now
  I Gdon't know how
  CYou fell C/Binto my hanAmdsG  
  FLike a Graindrop in the sandC  
[Outro]
  And Dmit's not vain
  For Gyou to say
  CYou're everyC/Bthing I'd never knAmowG  
  FI just tGhought that you should Cknow
C C/B Am
F G C

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Running Barefoot

by Michael Barrow & The Tourists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

[Intro]

C C/B Am G

F G C

[Verse]

C C/B

I was running barefoot

I was unprepared

F G C

But I chased you like a dream

I'm a man

C/B Am

With brittle hands

F G C

But I still write you pretty things

[Chorus]

Cause I've caught you now

I don't know how

C C/B Am G

You fell into my hands

F G C

Like a raindrop in the sand

[Verse]

C C/B

I was running barefoot

Darling, I was scared

F G C

When you didn't run from me

C/B Am

Then you smiled and showed me all the sunny days

F G C

As a sad man I didn't see

[Chorus]

Cause I've caught you now

I don't know how

C C/B Am G

You fell into my hands

F G C

Like a raindrop in the sand

[Outro]

And it's not vain

For you to say

C C/B Am G

You're everything I'd never know

F G C

I just thought that you should know

C C/B Am

F G C

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