Running Song chords by Ellie Nanni

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: A

Intro:

A

Verse 1:
A
I'm gonna run to the river alone
         D                    A
'Cause I don't want people to see
A
I get so embarrassed
       D           A
When I run I can't breathe
D               A
When I'm by the water
            F#m              A
And there's no one there but me
  D                 A
I stand and fill my lungs up
         E7                 A
And I'll walk back home for tea

Verse 2:
    A
Now I don't like my stomach
   D                A
My mother says it's round
  A
I tried to run it off
           D                  A
But when I run my breath runs out
    D            A
Oh, mother, I am flattered
        F#m              A
That my hunger makes you proud
    D                 A
But I don't want this hunger
      E7             A
If it puts me in the ground

Verse 3:
  A
Describe what I look like
       D              A
'Cause I can't really tell
    A
I'm told I look my best
       D            A
When I feel a bit unwell
       D              A
And it really gets me down
      F#m          A
This idea that you sell
  D               A
I can't afford to taste it
        E7             A
So I'll settle for the smell

Verse 4:
     A
I'll say something ironic
     D           A
That I was never told
     A
I'll cover up my body
        D             A
When it fits into the mould
    D           A
See no one ever warned me
     F#m            A
That skinniness was cold
      D                     A
So, I don't think I'll take skinny
           E7       A
Past these 22 years old

Outro:
(A)  A   D   E7
 A  F#m  D   E7
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