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[Intro]
G D C Cmaj7
[Verse]
GUndercover Dlady
CHiding in your Gyears
CYou've got a lot to Gsay
CHope you learn to Glay it in the Alines
GSeems so Dquickly
CThat the time goes Gby
CTime has time to Gfly
CWe have time to Gtry and set it sAtraight
[Chorus]
CYou say you can't stay, you've got Grunning to Ddo
CYou say you can't stay because my Grunning is tAhrough
CBut sometime soon
GYou'll go to bedD  
And as the morning sCmaj7ky turns red
CYou'll wake up
Old as Gme
[Verse]
GLife is sDimple
COnly in a drGeam
CBut now and then it sGeems
CSome of these old dGreams come tArue
GSo keep your hoDpes up
CHope you find your Gman
CIt's everything you plaGnned he would Abe
[Chorus]
CYou say you can't stay, you've got Grunning to Ddo
CYou say you can't stay because my Grunning is tAhrough
CBut sometime soon
GYou'll go to bedD  
And as the morning sCmaj7ky turns red
CYou'll wake up
Old as Gme

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Running

by Mark Jones (US, 1970s)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

[Intro]

G D C Cmaj7

[Verse]

G D

Undercover lady

C G

Hiding in your years

C G

You've got a lot to say

C G A

Hope you learn to lay it in the lines

G D

Seems so quickly

C G

That the time goes by

C G

Time has time to fly

C G A

We have time to try and set it straight

[Chorus]

C G D

You say you can't stay, you've got running to do

C G A

You say you can't stay because my running is through

But sometime soon

G D

You'll go to bed

Cmaj7

And as the morning sky turns red

You'll wake up

Old as me

[Verse]

G D

Life is simple

C G

Only in a dream

C G

But now and then it seems

C G A

Some of these old dreams come true

G D

So keep your hopes up

C G

Hope you find your man

C G A

It's everything you planned he would be

[Chorus]

C G D

You say you can't stay, you've got running to do

C G A

You say you can't stay because my running is through

But sometime soon

G D

You'll go to bed

Cmaj7

And as the morning sky turns red

You'll wake up

Old as me

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