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Leona Lewis: Run (in: G#) (Snow Patrol Cover) 4/4 - 72
Standard tuning with a CAPO on the FIRST FRET.
|%     |: Repeat the previous Chord & Measure of 4-Counts.
[INTRO] |  Em    Am|  D    Dsus2|  Em    Am|  D  Dsus2  
[VERSE 1]
            |       Em        Am|  Dsus4  D  
I'll sing it one last time for you.
       |     Em       Am|  Dsus4  D  
Then we really have to go.
               |   Em            Am|  Dsus4  D  
You've been the only thing that's right.
           |   Em    Am|  D  Dsus2  
In all I've done.
[VERSE 2]
         |     Em       Am|  Dsus4  D  
And I can barely look at you.
         |     Em      Am|  Dsus4  D  
But every single time I do.
            |      Em     Am|  Dsus4  D  
I know we'll make it any - where.
         |   Em    Am|  D    Dsus2|
Away from here.
[CHORUS]
                G|%
  Light up, Light up.
         |            D|
As if you have a choice.
%                 |           Em|
Even if you cannot hear my voice.
%                       |    C|%    |
I'll be right beside you dear.
            G|%
  Louder, lou-der.
             |            D|
And we'll run for our lives.
%                   |Em  
I can hardly speak I understand.
   |%                            |    C|%
Why you can't raise your voice to say.
[VERSE 3]
          |        Em         Am|  Dsus4  D  
To think I might not see those eyes.
           |      Em      Am|  Dsus4  D  
It makes it so hard not to cry.
         |      Em         Am|  Dsus4  D  
And as we say our long good-byes.
        |   Em    Am|  D    Dsus2|
I nearly do.
[CHORUS]
                G|%
  Light up, Light up.
         |            D|
As if you have a choice.
%                 |           Em|
Even if you cannot hear my voice.
%                       |    C|%    |
I'll be right beside you dear.
            G|%
  Louder, lou-der.
             |            D|
And we'll run for our lives.
%                   |Em  
I can hardly speak I understand.
   |%                            |    C|%
Why you can't raise your voice to say.
[BRIDGE] |    G|%    |    D|%    |    Em|%    |    C|%    |
[CHORUS]
                G|%
  Light up, Light up.
         |            D|
As if you have a choice.
%                 |           Em|
Even if you cannot hear my voice.
%                       |    C|%    |
I'll be right beside you dear.
            G|%
  Louder, lou-der.
             |            D|
And we'll run for our lives.
%                   |Em  
I can hardly speak I understand.
   |%                            |    C|%
Why you can't raise your voice to say.
OUTRO: |    G|%    |    D|%    |    Em|%    |C  

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Run

by Leona Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus4

Leona Lewis: Run (in: G#) (Snow Patrol Cover) 4/4 - 72

Standard tuning with a CAPO on the FIRST FRET.

|% |: Repeat the previous Chord & Measure of 4-Counts.

Em Am D Dsus2 Em Am D Dsus2

[INTRO] | | | |

[VERSE 1]

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

I'll sing it one last time for you.

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

Then we really have to go.

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

You've been the only thing that's right.

Em Am D Dsus2

| |

In all I've done.

[VERSE 2]

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

And I can barely look at you.

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

But every single time I do.

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

I know we'll make it any - where.

Em Am D Dsus2

| | |

Away from here.

[CHORUS]

Light up, Light up.

| |

As if you have a choice.

% | |

Even if you cannot hear my voice.

% | |% |

I'll be right beside you dear.

Louder, lou-der.

| |

And we'll run for our lives.

% |

I can hardly speak I understand.

|% | |%

Why you can't raise your voice to say.

[VERSE 3]

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

To think I might not see those eyes.

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

It makes it so hard not to cry.

Em Am Dsus4 D

| |

And as we say our long good-byes.

Em Am D Dsus2

| | |

I nearly do.

[CHORUS]

Light up, Light up.

| |

As if you have a choice.

% | |

Even if you cannot hear my voice.

% | |% |

I'll be right beside you dear.

Louder, lou-der.

| |

And we'll run for our lives.

% |

I can hardly speak I understand.

|% | |%

Why you can't raise your voice to say.

G D Em C

[BRIDGE] | |% | |% | |% | |% |

[CHORUS]

Light up, Light up.

| |

As if you have a choice.

% | |

Even if you cannot hear my voice.

% | |% |

I'll be right beside you dear.

Louder, lou-der.

| |

And we'll run for our lives.

% |

I can hardly speak I understand.

|% | |%

Why you can't raise your voice to say.

G D Em C

OUTRO: | |% | |% | |% |

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