Difficulty
Beginner πΆ
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Key: F
Intro:
Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12/14-14----14----14\10-10-10-10/12-12----12----12/14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10----10----10/12-12----12----12\8--8--8--8-/10-10----10----10/12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----14----14\10-10-10-9----9----9----9/10-10----10----10----10-9-9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12----12----12\8--8--8--7----7----7----7/8--8-----8-----8-----8--7-7----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9/12-12----12----12----12-12-|
D|----------------------------------------| x2
A|-7----7----7/10-10----10----10----10-10-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Gtr. 1
Maybe I'll never get too far
And maybe I'm just a dog chasing cars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| x2
A|-5-------5-------5-------5-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
First time through chords (first 8 bars) let octave ring out
Maybe I'll never get too far
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-10----|
D|-------|
A|-8-----|
E|-------|
Second time through
And maybe I'm just a dog chasing cars
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10\9----10\7----10\9----10\5----10\9----10/12----10\9----10/14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10\9----10\7----10\9----10\5----10\9----10/12----10/14---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
On the last beat before the chorus both guitars mute all strings and strum
four times in rapid succession
e|-x-x-x-x-|
B|-x-x-x-x-|
G|-x-x-x-x-|
D|-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-x-|
But I'm still running
Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12/14-14----14----14\10-10-10-10/12-12----12----12/14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10----10----10/12-12----12----12\8--8--8--8-/10-10----10----10/12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----14----14\10-10-10-9----9----9----9/10-10----10----10----10-9-9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12----12----12\8--8--8--7----7----7----7/8--8-----8-----8-----8--7-7----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9/12-12----12----12----12-12-|
D|----------------------------------------| x2
A|-7----7----7/10-10----10----10----10-10-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Gtr. 1
Maybe I never get too close
And maybe I've been wrong this whole time
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-8-------8-------8-------8-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| x2
A|-5-------5-------5-------5-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
First time through chords (first 16 bars) let octave ring out
Maybe I never get too close
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-10----|
D|-------|
A|-8-----|
E|-------|
Second time through
And maybe I've been wrong this whole time
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------|
D|-------------------------------10-10-10-10-------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------PM-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------|
D|-------------------------------10-10-10-10-------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------PM-------------------------------------------------|
Maybe I've been hiding from the truth
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
G|-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-------------|
D|-------------------------------10-10-10-10-------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------PM-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------|
D|-------------------------------10-10-10-10-------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------PM-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
On the last beat before the chorus both guitars mute all strings and strum
four times in rapid succession
e|-x-x-x-x-|
B|-x-x-x-x-|
G|-x-x-x-x-|
D|-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-x-|
But I'm still running
Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12/14-14----14----14\10-10-10-10/12-12----12----12/14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10----10----10/12-12----12----12\8--8--8--8-/10-10----10----10/12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----14----14\10-10-10-9----9----9----9/10-10----10----10----10-9-9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12----12----12\8--8--8--7----7----7----7/8--8-----8-----8-----8--7-7----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9/12-12----12----12----12-12-|
D|----------------------------------------| x2
A|-7----7----7/10-10----10----10----10-10-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Bridge:
Gtr. 1
I'm so far away
From where I want to be
e|-----------------------------------------------x---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------x---------------|
G|---------------------------------7---7---7---7-x-3---3---3---3-|
D|-3---3-----------3---3-----------7---7---7---7-x-3---3---3---3-| x2
A|-3---3-----------3---3-----------5---5---5---5-x-1---1---1---1-|
E|-1---1-----------0---0-------------------------x---------------|
And every day is the same
e|---------x-x---x---------x-x---x---------------x---------------|
B|---------x-x---x---------x-x---x---------------x---------------|
G|---------x-x---x---------x-x---x-7---7---7---7-x-3---3---3---3-|
D|-3---3---x-x---x-3---3---x-x---x-7---7---7---7-x-3---3---3---3-|
A|-3---3---x-x---x-3---3---x-x---x-5---5---5---5-x-1---1---1---1-|
E|-1---1---x-x---x-0---0---x-x---x---------------x---------------|
As the years go by
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------------|
I hope that there's a smile on my face when I die
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5-|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5-|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3-|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
I'm so far away
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10---10-----------9---9-----------7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8------------7---7-----------5---5---5---5-0-1---1---1---1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
From where I want to be
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10---10-----------9---9-----------7---7---7---7/10-9---9---9---9-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8------------7---7-----------5---5---5---5/8--7---7---7---7-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
And every day is the same
e|-----------x-x---x---------x-x---x-------------------------------|
B|-----------x-x---x---------x-x---x-------------------------------|
G|-10---10---x-x---x-9---9---x-x---x-7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----------x-x---x---------x-x---x-------------------------------|
A|-8----8----x-x---x-7---7---x-x---x-5---5---5---5-0-1---1---1---1-|
E|-----------x-x---x---------x-x---x-------------------------------|
As the years go by
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12---12---12---12---12---12---14---15---15---15---15---15---17---17---15-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---12---13---13---13---13---13---15---15---13-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I hope that there's a smile on my face when I die
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12---12---12---12---12---12---14---15---15---15---15---9---9---9---9-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---12---13---13---13---13---7---7---7---7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Bridge:
Use EQ to remove most of the low end from both guitars for this section
Add lows back in after 2 bars
Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------------xx----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------xx----------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-xx7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-xx5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------xx--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12/14-14----14----14\10-10-10-10/12-12----12----12/14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10----10----10/12-12----12----12\8--8--8--8-/10-10----10----10/12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------x--x--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------x--x--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----14----x--x--10-10-9----9----9----9/10-10----10----10----10-9-9----|
D|-------------x--x--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12----12----x--x--8--8--7----7----7----7/8--8-----8-----8-----8--7-7----|
E|-------------x--x--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9/12-12----12----12----12-12-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-7----7----7/10-10----10----10----10-10-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Repeat as song fades out
And I'm still running
Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
Gtr. 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12/14-14----14----14\10-10-10-10/12-12----12----12/14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10----10----10/12-12----12----12\8--8--8--8-/10-10----10----10/12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14----14----14\10-10-10-9----9----9----9/10-10----10----10----10-9-9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12----12----12\8--8--8--7----7----7----7/8--8-----8-----8-----8--7-7----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----9----9/12-12----12----12----12-12-|
D|----------------------------------------| x2
A|-7----7----7/10-10----10----10----10-10-|
E|----------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| PM Palm mute
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Published: June 19, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025