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Run For Cover by The Killers

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Verse 1:
F                          Gm
   What have you gotten to report to your progenitors?
Am                      Gm
   Are your excuses any better than your senator's?
F                               Gm
   He held a conference and his wife was standing by his side
C
   He did her dirty but no one died


Pre-Chorus 1:
Dm                           Em
   Saw someone listed on the street last night
      F                        Gm         A#
Black-fisted and strong singing Redemption Song
                      C
He motioned me to the sky
        F
I heard heaven and thunder cry

Chorus 1:
A#               Dm
   Run for cover
              F                    Gm
Run while you can baby, don't look back
                  A#    Dm
You gotta run for cover
          F                           C
Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a plain-eyed trap man
Am     A#                  C   Dm
   You know you're not the only one
A#                           C
   And don't look back, just run for cover


Verse 2:
F                              Gm
   What are you waiting for, a kiss or an apology?
Am                                Gm
   You think by now you'd have an A in toxicology
F                                   Gm
   It’s hard to crack the call when all you do is shame us
C
   It’s even harder when the dirtbag’s famous


Pre-Chorus 2:
Dm                        Em
   I saw my mother on the street last night
    F                           Gm           A#
All pretty and strong, she said, “the road is long”
                              C
I said, “Momma, I know you’ve tried”

But she fell on her knees and cried


Chorus 2:
A#               Dm
   Run for cover
              F                    Gm
Run while you can baby, don't look back
                  A#    Dm
You gotta run for cover
          F                           C
Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a plain-eyed trap man
Am   A#                  C   Dm
   I know you're not the only one
A#                           C
   And don't look back, just run for cover


Bridge:
Am               A#                    Dm
   And there was nothing she wouldn't give
        A#                 Am                   A#
Just to trust him with her nightmares, with her dreams
                         C
Now she's running, she's running
        A#
Just to trust him
Dm
   You got big smile, those fake moves
F
   Just run for cover you've got nothing left to lose


Chorus 3:
N.C.          Dm
Run for cover
              F                    Gm
Run while you can baby, don't look back
                  A#    Dm
You gotta run for cover
          F                           C
Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a plain-eyed trap man
Am     A#                  C   Dm
   You know you're not the only one
A#                           C
   And don't look back, just run for cover, run!


Outro:
A#  Dm  F  Gm
A#  Dm  F  C

A#  C  Dm
A#  C

Run For Cover Chords Info

Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Chords: F, Gm, Am, C, Dm, Em, A#, A