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                       RUNNING MAN
                       RANDY HOUSER
INTRO:
F  F C      F  F C    F  F C G C
VERSE:
WCell, you stFart wFith nCothing
Just like the dFay yFou were bCorn
Then you fFind that sComething you were mGade fCor
It's a grFand dFesCign,
It's dFamned dFivCine
When it's pFut tFogCether at the rGight Ctime
PRE-CHORUS:
GIt happens when you start belFievingF  C  
YGour heart knows,
But your mind just can't conceFive itF  C  
NCext thing you know you're in a Amvan
N.C.
RCunning manC  
CHORUS:
RAmunning man, rFunning man
 CYou don't even know where you're gGoing
Oh, rAmunning man, hey, rFunning man
  CRunning man, hold your hGorses
VERSE:
Next thFing yFou kCnow,
The only thFing yFou kCnow
Is that you dFidn't know nCothing and you stGill don't kCnow
But you rFide tFhat trCain,
And you fFly thFose wiCngs
And you fFill your pCockets full of eGmpty thCings
CHORUS:
Hey, rAmunning man, oh, rFunning man
 CYou don't even know where you're gGoing
Oh, rAmunning man, hey, rFunning man
Ye-Cah, running man, hold your hGorses
INSTRUMENTAL:
F  F C     F  F C     F F C G C
                  C(Am)
Every show's got an end
(Am)                (F)
Where you gonna go then?
 (C)
Running man
OUTRO:
RAmunning man, oh, rFunning man
 CYou don't even know where you're gGoing
Oh, rAmunning man, hey, rFunning man
YFeah-Cah  Running man, hold your hGorsesF  F  C  F  F  C  

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Running Man

by Randy Houser

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RUNNING MAN

RANDY HOUSER

INTRO:

F F C F F C F F C G C

VERSE:

C F F C

Well, you start with nothing

F F C

Just like the day you were born

F C G C

Then you find that something you were made for

F F C

It's a grand design,

F F C

It's damned divine

F F C G C

When it's put together at the right time

PRE-CHORUS:

G F F C

It happens when you start believing

Your heart knows,

F F C

But your mind just can't conceive it

C Am

Next thing you know you're in a van

N.C.

C C

Running man

CHORUS:

Am F

Running man, running man

C G

You don't even know where you're going

Am F

Oh, running man, hey, running man

C G

Running man, hold your horses

VERSE:

F F C

Next thing you know,

F F C

The only thing you know

F C G C

Is that you didn't know nothing and you still don't know

F F C

But you ride that train,

F F C

And you fly those wings

F C G C

And you fill your pockets full of empty things

CHORUS:

Am F

Hey, running man, oh, running man

C G

You don't even know where you're going

Am F

Oh, running man, hey, running man

C G

Ye-ah, running man, hold your horses

INSTRUMENTAL:

F F C F F C F F C G C

C Am

()

Every show's got an end

Am F

() ()

Where you gonna go then?

()

Running man

OUTRO:

Am F

Running man, oh, running man

C G

You don't even know where you're going

Am F

Oh, running man, hey, running man

F C G F F C F F C

Yeah-ah Running man, hold your horses

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