Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
*Capo on the 2nd fret*
Intro:
e| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 |
BB| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 |
G+G| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 |
D MajorD| - 2 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 7 - - 0 |
A augmentedA| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 |
E MajorE| 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - 3 |
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Verse 1:
G+G
He says “I’ll take the fall, to get away from it all”
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
No matter how long it’s been since
G+G
He says he knows a guy, who’s been arrested three times
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
In a different faraway province
Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC
And they will run and run and run
G+G
Away from the cops
Interlude:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Verse 2:
G+G G7G7
He says “I know what I’m doing”, with a strange half-grin
E minorEm
As he jumps over the fence
G+G G7G7
This guy’s trouble I know, and on his face it will show
E minorEm
But I’m out of all options
Chorus:
A minorAm D MajorD
And he climbs and he climbs and he says
G+G
“Hey man how high can you jump?”
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
He gets high with his friends and his heart is stopping to pump
Verse 3:
G+G
He says “I’ll take the fall, to get away from it all”
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
No matter how long it’s been since
G+G
He says he knows a guy, who’s been arrested three times
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
In a different faraway province
Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC
And they will run and run and run
G+G
Away from the cops
Bridge:
A minorAm C majorC
He says I can’t go on, will you help yourself
G+G
I give up
A minorAm C majorC
If there’s a shortage, he stops working
G+G
Cause his brain only runs on circuits
A minorAm
He keeps on shouting his own opinion
C majorC C minorCm
He doesn’t know that nobody’s listening
Interlude:
G+G G7G7 F# minorF#m x2
Verse 4:
G+G
He says “I’ll take the fall, to get away from it all”
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
No matter how long it’s been since
G+G G7G7
He says he knows a guy, who’s been arrested three times
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
In a different faraway province
Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC
And he will run and run and run and run and run
G+G
Away from the cops