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Run Straight Down

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Eminor

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[Chant (repeated under lyrics)]
4Em- Aminobiphenyl, hexachlorobenzene
CDimethyl sulfate, chloromethyl methylether
Am2, 3, 7, 8- Tetrachlorodibenzo-
EmPara-dioxin, carbon disulfide
EmDibromochloropane, cholorinated benzenes (Verse starts here)
C2- Nitropropane, pentrochlorophenol
AmBenzotricholoride, strontium chromate
Em1, 2- Dibromo-3-chloropropane
[Verse 1]
EmI went walking in the wasted city
CStarted thinking about entropy
AmSmelled the wind from the ruined river
EmWent home to watch TV
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAnd it's worse when I try to remember
CWhen I think about then and now
AmI'd rather see it on the news at eleven
EmSit back, and watch it run straight down
[Chorus]
EmRun straight down
Run straight Cdown
I can see it with my Ameyes closed
Run straight Emdown
EmRun straight down
Run straight Cdown
I can see it with my Ameyes closed
Run straight Emdown
[Bridge]
EmWe've been Amliving in the shadows all our Emlives
Where it's Amstand in line and don't look back
And don't Emlook left and don't look rightAm  
So we hide our eyes and Emwonder who'll surviveD  
Waiting for the Bnight...
[Guitar solo]
Em C Am Em
[Verse 2]
EmFluorocarbons in the ozone layer
CFirst the water and the wildlife go
AmPretty soon there's not a creature stirring
Em'Cept the robots at the dynamo
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAnd it's worse when I try to remember
CWhen I think about then and now
AmI'd rather see it on the news at eleven
EmSit back, and watch it run straight down
[Chorus]
EmRun straight down
Run straight Cdown
I can see it with my Ameyes closed
Run straight Emdown
EmRun straight down
Run straight Cdown
I can see it with my Ameyes closed
Run straight Emdown
[repeat to fade-out]

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Run Straight Down

by Warren Zevon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chant (repeated under lyrics)]

4- Aminobiphenyl, hexachlorobenzene

Dimethyl sulfate, chloromethyl methylether

2, 3, 7, 8- Tetrachlorodibenzo-

Para-dioxin, carbon disulfide

Dibromochloropane, cholorinated benzenes (Verse starts here)

2- Nitropropane, pentrochlorophenol

Benzotricholoride, strontium chromate

1, 2- Dibromo-3-chloropropane

[Verse 1]

I went walking in the wasted city

Started thinking about entropy

Smelled the wind from the ruined river

Went home to watch TV

[Pre-Chorus]

And it's worse when I try to remember

When I think about then and now

I'd rather see it on the news at eleven

Sit back, and watch it run straight down

[Chorus]

Run straight down

I can see it with my eyes closed

Run straight down

I can see it with my eyes closed

Run straight down

[Bridge]

Em Am Em

We've been living in the shadows all our lives

Where it's stand in line and don't look back

Em Am

And don't look left and don't look right

Em D

So we hide our eyes and wonder who'll survive

Waiting for the night...

[Guitar solo]

Em C Am Em

[Verse 2]

Fluorocarbons in the ozone layer

First the water and the wildlife go

Pretty soon there's not a creature stirring

'Cept the robots at the dynamo

[Pre-Chorus]

And it's worse when I try to remember

When I think about then and now

I'd rather see it on the news at eleven

Sit back, and watch it run straight down

[Chorus]

Run straight down

I can see it with my eyes closed

Run straight down

I can see it with my eyes closed

Run straight down

[repeat to fade-out]

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