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Beginner
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Intro:
D Bm A G A
D Bm A G A
Verse:
D Bm A D Bm A D
I spent all of my pennies trying to be somebody else
Bm A
Then the mountains said
G A D
"Come now honey, come now honey, ya"
Bm A D Bm A D
You may lose your footing but that's when you find yourself
Bm A G
There's a kingdom coming go now honey
A Bm A G
Go now honey ya ya, ya
Chorus:
D Bm A G
Don't stop now child
A D Bm A G A
Keep on running, running, running running wild
D Bm A G
And don't stop now child
A D Bm A G A
Keep on running, running, running running wild
[Instrumental]
D Bm A G A
D Bm A G A
Verse:
D D
There's so much time to ask the sky for help
G
So don't you try to be somebody
A Bm A G
Be somebody else else, else
Chorus:
D Bm A G
Don't stop now child
A D Bm A G A
Keep on running, running, running running wild
D Bm A G
And don't stop now child
A D Bm A G A
Keep on running, running, running running wild
Post-Chorus:
D Bm G A D Bm G A
You're on your way
on your own way
D Bm G A D Bm G A
You're on your way
on your own way
Bridge:
D Bm A G A D Bm A G A
Oh my, my, my, my, my
D Bm A G A D Bm A G A
Oh my, my, my, my, my
D Bm A G A
You're on your own way
D Bm A G A
You're on your own way
D Bm A G A D Bm A G A
Chorus:
D Bm A G
Don't stop now child
A D Bm A G A
Keep on running, running, running running wild
D Bm A G
And don't stop now child
A D Bm A G A
Keep on running, running, running running wild
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Published: March 20, 2026
Last Updated: March 20, 2026