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just going to put it as G#. Also the chord might not be totally right. The
eighth note strumming or however you word that. The “A-X”s are the A chord
followed by the muted strumming. I don’t know if he is doing this but it sorta sounds 
    X    D/A    A    F#m  G#  
e---x-------------------|
b---x-------------------|
g---x---7---6---2-------|
d---x---7---7---4---6---|
a---x---5---7---4---7---|
E---x---5---5---2---4---|
[Verse 1]
…
X
I’m stuck with these sins
I’m hopin’ maybe time can resolve them
I’m a lying cheating fiend and coward
Who’s trying to follow Christ
I’m hopin’ He can fix this old dog with new tricks
His death is my only device
Ya death is my only device
[Chorus 1]
D/AI said I needed room to Abreathe
D/AI said I needed to break Afree
D/AWell all that’s true, that I was F#mrunning from you
                          D/A  A-X
Turns out I was running from me
[Verse 2]
X
There’s a girl who lives down my street
She says the flowers take care of the bees
She tells me I’m poor and my daddy’s at war
Oh who’s gonna take care of me?
[Verse 3]
X
Now if history is violence and sex
I’d rather not pay my respects
If I’ve caused offense
If I’m too direct
I’m just trying to talk some sense
I’m politically in-correct
I said
[Chorus 2]
D/AI said I needed room to Abreathe
D/AI said I needed to break Afree
D/AWell all that’s truth, that I was F#mrunning from you
D/ATurns out I was running from Ame
[Bridge]
F#mLa la la G#la la la
D/ARunning away from Ame
F#mLa la la G#la la la
               D/A  A-X
Running away from me
[Verse 4]
X
I’ve been given this a lot of thought
Who am I? Who on earth is God?
The answer ain’t kind
And reason to find
But by God it’s the only answer I got
Yeah God it’s the only chance I’ve got
[Chorus 3]
D/AI said I needed room to Abreathe
D/AI said I needed to break Afree
D/AWell all that’s truth, that I was F#mrunning from you
D/ATurns out I was running from Ame
          D/A\ \   \   \    \    A  
It turns out I was run-ning from me
[Bridge]
F#mLa la la G#la la la
D/ARunning away from Ame
F#mLa la la G#la la la
               D/AX
Running away from me
[Interlude]
X
Alright. Since this is the last song
You have to sing that part.
That’s the rules.
It goes like this…
[Bridge]
F#mLa la la G#la la la
D/ARunning away from G#me
La la la la la la
Running away from me

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Running From Me

by Jon Foreman

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D/A

F#m

just going to put it as G#. Also the chord might not be totally right. The

eighth note strumming or however you word that. The “A-X”s are the A chord

followed by the muted strumming. I don’t know if he is doing this but it sorta sounds

D/A A F#m G#

e---x-------------------|

b---x-------------------|

g---x---7---6---2-------|

d---x---7---7---4---6---|

a---x---5---7---4---7---|

E---x---5---5---2---4---|

[Verse 1]

…

I’m stuck with these sins

I’m hopin’ maybe time can resolve them

I’m a lying cheating fiend and coward

Who’s trying to follow Christ

I’m hopin’ He can fix this old dog with new tricks

His death is my only device

Ya death is my only device

[Chorus 1]

D/A A

I said I needed room to breathe

D/A A

I said I needed to break free

D/A F#m

Well all that’s true, that I was running from you

D/A A

-X

Turns out I was running from me

[Verse 2]

There’s a girl who lives down my street

She says the flowers take care of the bees

She tells me I’m poor and my daddy’s at war

Oh who’s gonna take care of me?

[Verse 3]

Now if history is violence and sex

I’d rather not pay my respects

If I’ve caused offense

If I’m too direct

I’m just trying to talk some sense

I’m politically in-correct

I said

[Chorus 2]

D/A A

I said I needed room to breathe

D/A A

I said I needed to break free

D/A F#m

Well all that’s truth, that I was running from you

D/A A

Turns out I was running from me

[Bridge]

F#m G#

La la la la la la

D/A A

Running away from me

F#m G#

La la la la la la

D/A A

-X

Running away from me

[Verse 4]

I’ve been given this a lot of thought

Who am I? Who on earth is God?

The answer ain’t kind

And reason to find

But by God it’s the only answer I got

Yeah God it’s the only chance I’ve got

[Chorus 3]

D/A A

I said I needed room to breathe

D/A A

I said I needed to break free

D/A F#m

Well all that’s truth, that I was running from you

D/A A

Turns out I was running from me

D/A A

\ \ \ \ \

It turns out I was run-ning from me

[Bridge]

F#m G#

La la la la la la

D/A A

Running away from me

F#m G#

La la la la la la

D/A

Running away from me

[Interlude]

Alright. Since this is the last song

You have to sing that part.

That’s the rules.

It goes like this…

[Bridge]

F#m G#

La la la la la la

D/A G#

Running away from me

La la la la la la

Running away from me

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