Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
FF
Stuck in a cage
Luck of the draw
A augmentedA
Hours to wait
Gotta get out
Lord, I gotta fight one
Get me a key
Pick me a lock
Gotta be free, ready or not
E minorEm
Gotta run, gotta run
BB
Gotta run, gotta run
A augmentedA
Gotta run, gotta run
Pre-Chorus:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Nowhere to hide cause someone's gotta find you
Trying to breathe when everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm
I'm running for the river
A augmentedA D MajorD
Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm
I'm running for the river
A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
A augmentedA
Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
Verse 2:
BB
Let out the hounds
Stand up the guards
Stand up and bow
FF E minorEm
Better be the boss like the Kennedy's
A augmentedA fast one
A augmentedA
Out of the trees
Into the swamp
A augmentedA
Gotta be freaks
They'll never stop
E minorEm B minorBm
Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run
God damnit, it's a fast one
Pre-Chorus:
E minorEm A augmentedA
Nowhere to hide cause someone's gotta find you
Trying to breathe when everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm
I'm running for the river
A augmentedA D MajorD
Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm
I'm running for the river
A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
A augmentedA
Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
Bridge:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance (gotta run)
FF E minorEm
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance (gotta run, gotta run)
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm
I'm running for the river
A augmentedA D MajorD
Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm
I'm running for the river
A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
A augmentedA
Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
Outro:
B minorBm
They'll never catch me
A augmentedA
Never gonna catch me
B minorBm
Never gonna catch me
E minorEm