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Bmajor

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning:  E   A   D   G   B  E  
Chords Used:
    E022100
    Bx24442
  C#mx46654
  G#m466444
   F#244322
[Verse 1]
BYou watch how I struggle with the 
Eday and how I'm BfeelinEgB  E  
BI come on real strong I
Erush in but I'm not really BdealiEn'B  E  
[Bridge]
C#mBreathe in and breathe F#out
G#mSlowly let F#life just Esort it out
[Chorus]
Band I keep on Erunning
BI keep on Erunning
BAfraid I'll F#run out of BtimeE  B  E  
[Verse 2]
BYeah I shuffle and I scuffle to
Eshow the whole world who I BamE  B  E  
BWhen the only thing I truly
Ewant is for you to know I'm your BmanE  B  E  
[Bridge]
C#mGo to sleep and F#wake up
G#mnothing that I F#ever do seems Equiet enough
[Chorus]
BSo I keep on Erunning
BI keep on Erunning
BTill I run mF#yself BdownE  B  E  
[Solo]
F#       E        F#         E
[Interlude]
B   E   B   E   B   E
[Verse 3]
BHow come the big truths get 
Ecovered by a million small BliesE  B  E  
BHotdogs, guns, and 
Eflags, and the 4th of BjulyE  B  E  
[Bridge]
C#mYeah we're born and we're F#free
G#mI don't know F#why it's so Ehard to see
[Chorus]
BSo we keep on Erunning
BWe keep on Erunning
BWe try to F#lay ourselves BdownE  B  E  
[Chorus]
BYeah we keep on Erunning
BKeep on runEning
BTill we're dF#ead in the BgroundE  B  E  
[Outro]
B     E     B    E
[Verse Progression]  - Strum in your best Anders style
e|--B2---------------|--E0---------------|--B2-------E0-------|
B|--4---------------|--0---------------|--4-------0-------|
G|--4---------------|--1---------------|--4-------1-------|
D|--4---------------|--2---------------|--4-------2-------|
A|--2---------------|--2---------------|--2-------2-------|
E|------------------|--0---------------|----------0-------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  

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Running

by Anders Osborne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

E A D G B E

Tuning:

Chords Used:

022100

x24442

C#m

x46654

G#m

466444

244322

[Verse 1]

You watch how I struggle with the

E B E B E

day and how I'm feeling

I come on real strong I

E B E B E

rush in but I'm not really dealin'

[Bridge]

C#m F#

Breathe in and breathe out

G#m F# E

Slowly let life just sort it out

[Chorus]

B E

and I keep on running

B E

I keep on running

B F# B E B E

Afraid I'll run out of time

[Verse 2]

Yeah I shuffle and I scuffle to

E B E B E

show the whole world who I am

When the only thing I truly

E B E B E

want is for you to know I'm your man

[Bridge]

C#m F#

Go to sleep and wake up

G#m F# E

nothing that I ever do seems quiet enough

[Chorus]

B E

So I keep on running

B E

I keep on running

B F# B E B E

Till I run myself down

[Solo]

F# E F# E

[Interlude]

B E B E B E

[Verse 3]

How come the big truths get

E B E B E

covered by a million small lies

Hotdogs, guns, and

E B E B E

flags, and the 4th of july

[Bridge]

C#m F#

Yeah we're born and we're free

G#m F# E

I don't know why it's so hard to see

[Chorus]

B E

So we keep on running

B E

We keep on running

B F# B E B E

We try to lay ourselves down

[Chorus]

B E

Yeah we keep on running

B E

Keep on running

B F# B E B E

Till we're dead in the ground

[Outro]

B E B E

[Verse Progression] - Strum in your best Anders style

B E B E

e|--2---------------|--0---------------|--2-------0-------|

B|--4---------------|--0---------------|--4-------0-------|

G|--4---------------|--1---------------|--4-------1-------|

D|--4---------------|--2---------------|--4-------2-------|

A|--2---------------|--2---------------|--2-------2-------|

E|------------------|--0---------------|----------0-------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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