Capo
5
Difficulty
Beginner πΆ
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Key: G
πΈ Intro:
G C/G G C/G G
E|------------------3-----------------|
B|-----0h1----0-----0----0h1---0------|
G|-----0------0-----0----0-----0------|
D|-----0h2----0----------0h2---0------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------3---3---------------|
G C/G G C/G G
E|------------------3-----------------|
B|-----0h1----0-----0----0h1---0------|
G|-----0------0-----0----0-----0------|
D|-----0h2----0----------0h2---0------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------3---------------|
πΈ Verse:
G G7 C
This ain't what I thought and I don't know what to think
Am C G
I've lost my mind for the second time letting go of dreams
G G7 C
Feels like I've gone insane making sense of what I see
Am C G
It just don't look like those picture books that you read to me
πΈ Chorus:
Am C
Run and tell my father
Am C
Run and tell my father
Am D7sus G
Run and tell him I'm giving up
πΈ Verse:
G G7 C
It's a part of getting old and I'm halfway there
Am C G
Just one more step and I'll regret how much I care
G G7 C
Maybe it's a sign that I'm no longer a kid
Am C G
'Cause I have seen almost everything life has to give
πΈ Chorus:
Am C
Run and tell my father
Am C
Run and tell my father
Am D7sus G
Run and tell him I'm giving up
Pedal Steel πΈ Solo:
G G G7 C
Am C G G
G G
πΈ Verse:
G G7 C
Guess this is just some dream that I've been making up
Am C G
I feel bad for me 'cause I thought I'd be deep in love
πΈ Chorus:
Am C
Run and tell my father
Am C
Run and tell my father
Am D7sus G
Run and tell him I'm giving up
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Song History
Published: October 9, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025