Run-Around Chords by Blues Traveler
- Key: G
- BPM: 150
- Capo: no capo
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RUN-AROUND CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] C G C Am D G C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G C Am D G C D G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C Am D G C Am D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G C D Once upon a midnight dreary G C D I woke with something in my head G C Am D I couldn't escape the memory ■ G C Am D Of a phone call and of what you said ■ G C Am D Like a game show contestant with a parting gift G C Am D I could not believe my eyes ■ G C Am D When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend G C Am D Who needs to humour me and tell me lies ■ G C Am Yeah humour me and tell me lies G C Am D And I'll lie too and say I don't mind G C Am D And as we seek so shall we find G C Am D And when you're feeling open I'll still be here G C Am D But not without a certain degree of fear G C D Of what will be with you and me G C D I still can see things hopefully G C But you ■ [Chorus] D G C D Why you wanna give me a runaround ■ G C Am D Is it a surefire way to speed things up G C Am7 D When all it does is slow me down G C D G C D And ■ ■ shake me and my confidence [Verse] G C Am D About a great many things ■ G C Am D But I've been there I can see it cower G C Am Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings D G C Am D Of a bad play where the heroes are right G C Am D And nobody thinks or expects too much G C Am D And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights G C Am Singing hey babe let's keep in touch D G C Am D Hey baby let's keep in touch G C Am D But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me G C Am D And show me all the things no one else can see G C Am D So what you fear becomes mine as well G C Am7 D And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell G C D What's yours and mine the fishing's fine G C D And it doesn't have to rhyme so don't feed me a line [Chorus] G C But you ■ D G C Am Why you wanna give me a runaround ■ D G C Am D Is it a surefire way to speed things up G C D G When all it does is slow me down C D G C Am7 D G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] Am D G C Am7 D C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C Am D G C Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G C D ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] G C Am D Tralalalala bomba dear this is the pilot speaking G C D And I've got some news for you G C D It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop G C And there ain't a whole lot that you can do [Verse] Am D G C Am D Oh ■ sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder G C D Perhaps I've grown a little cynical G C Am D But I know no matter what the waitress brings G C Am D I shall drink it and always be full ■ G C D Yeah I will drink it and always be full G C Oh I like coffee Am7 D And I like tea G C Am D I'd like to be able to enter a final plea G C D I still got this dream that you just can't shake G C Am I love you to the point you can no longer take D G C Well all right okay Am D So be that way G I hope and pray C Am D That there's something left to say [Chorus] G C Am But you ■ ■ D G C Am D Why you wanna give me a runaround ■ ■ G C Am D Is it a surefire way to speed things up G C Am D When all it does is slow me down ■ G C Am But you ■ D G C Am D Why you wanna give me a runaround ■ ■ G C D Is it a surefire way to speed things up G C Am D G When all it does is slow ■ me down C Am D G C Am D G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] C Am7 D G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]