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Blues Run The Game Acoustic Tab by Robin Pecknold

Blues Run The Game Acoustic tab by Robin Pecknold

Guitar Tab

Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Open D (D A D F# A D)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice


 - hammer
 - pull


Chords used (in respect to capo):


    E       A     F#m11            EM9
e |-0-|   |-0-|   |-2-|F# |-0-|   |-0-|e  |-0-|
C#|-3-|E  |-3-|E  |-0-|C# |-0-|   |-2-|D# |-3-|
G#|-0-|   |-1-|A  |-1-|A  |-1-|   |-1-|G# |-1-|
E |-0-|   |-0-|   |-2-|F# |-2-|   |-2-|F# |-2-|
B |-0-|   |-2-|C# |-0-|B  |-0-|   |-0-|B  |-0-|
E |-0-|   |-0-|   |-0-|E  |-0-|   |-0-|E  |-0-|



Intro:


   0:00

e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-0h1---1---1-1p0-| X3
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0h2---2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


Verse 1:

    Try another city baby
    Another town
    Wherever I have gone
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-0h1---1---1-1p0-| X3
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0h2---2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    Wherever I've been and gone
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-1---0---1---0---|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-2---0---0---0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---2---0---|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    Wherever I have gone
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-0h1---1---1-1p0-|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0h2---2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    The blues come followin' down
e |-2---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
C#|-0---0h2---2-2-2-2h3---3---3-3-3-|
G#|-1---1-----1-1-1-1-----1---1-1-1-|
E |-2---2-----2-2-2-2-----2---2-2-2-|
B |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


Verse 2:

    Livin' is a gamble baby
    Lovin's much the same
    Wherever I have played
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-1-----1---1-1p0-| X4
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-2-----2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    Whenever I've thrown them dice
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-1---0---1---0---|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-2---0---0---0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---2---0---|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    Wherever I have played
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-1-----1---1-1p0-|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-2-----2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    The blues have run the game
e |-2---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
C#|-0---0h2---2---2-2h3---3---3-3-3-|
G#|-1---1-----1---1-1-----1---1-1-1-|
E |-2---2-----2---2-2-----2---2-2-2-|
B |-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
E |-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


Verse 3:

    Maybe tomorrow honey
    Someplace down the line
    I'll wake up older
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-0h1---1---1-1p0-| X4
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0h2---2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    So much older, mama
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-1---0---1---0---|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-2---0---0---0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---2---0---|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    I'll wake up older
e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-1-----1---1-1p0-|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-2-----2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *


    And I'll just stop all my tryin'
e |-2---2-----0-0-0-|
C#|-0---0-----3-3-3-|
G#|-1---1-----1-1-1-|
E |-2---2-----2-2-2-|
B |-0---0-----0-0-0-|
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-|
    *   *   *   *


Verse 4: Pretty much the same idea

    Catch a boat to England baby
    Maybe to Spain
    Wherever I have gone
    Wherever I've been and gone
    Wherever I have gone
    The blues have run the game


Outro:


1:46

e |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
C#|-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3---3-3---|
G#|-----0-----0-0-0-0h1---1---1-1p0-| X3
E |-0---0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
B |-----0-----0-0-0-0h2---2---2-2p0-|
E |-----0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0---|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *



e |-0---2-----2---2-0-----0-0-----0------|
C#|-0---0-----0---0-0h2---2-2h3---3------|
G#|-1---1-----1---1-1-----1-1-----1------|
E |-2---2-----2---2-2-----2-2-----2--0---|
B |-0---0-----0---0-0-----0-0-----0------|
E |-0---0-----0---0-0-----0-0-----0------|
    *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *    *

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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