
Running Man
Al Stewart
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[Intro]
(freely)
Eb Dm
|
Eb
|
Dm
|
(piano only)
| Dm C/D | C/D Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 C | Am Bb |
(band)
Dm C/D Bbmaj7 C Am Bbmaj7 Dm C/D Bbmaj7 C Am Bbmaj7 Bb C Dm
VERSE
Dm
Before the phone hits the receiver
C/D
You're halfway to the door
Bb/D
The voice said 'get out while you can,
Gm C
There's just ten minutes, nothing more'
Dm
Time for only the essentials
C/D
Better gather them and run
Bb/D
The false name inside the passport,
Gm C
The gold bars and the gun
BRIDGE
Gm7 Am7
And once again they've come out of the past
Bb C
And though your mind is cool your heart is beating fast
A/C#
You've been through it all before
Dm Bdim A/C#
Each time you wish a little more that you could ask
CHORUS
Dm C/D
What do you want from me?
C/D Bbmaj7
What do you need from me?
Bbmaj7 C
There's no rest for the running man
Am Bbmaj7
Why can't you let him be?
INTERLUDE
Dm C/D Bbmaj7 C Am Bbmaj7 Bb
| Bb C | [ Dm ]
VERSE
Dm
It's a long and twisting journey
C/D
From the sweeping northern plains
Bb/D
To the outcrops of the jungle
Gm C
Bowed beneath the tropic rains
Dm
In the customs hall the officer
C/D
Takes you to one side
Bb/D
And his eyes reveal no feeling
Gm C
As you hand over the bribe
BRIDGE
Gm7 Am7
And once again you've bought a little time
Bb C
And once again you're fading out of sight
A/C#
Still the fox is growing older
Dm Bdim A/C#
As he calls over his shoulder to the night:
[Refrão]
CHORUS
Dm C/D
What do you want from me?
C/D Bbmaj7
What do you need from me?
Bbmaj7 C
No rest for the running man
Am Bbmaj7
Why can't you let him be?
INTERLUDE
[Próxima Parte]
Dm C/D Bbmaj7 C Am Bbmaj7 Bb C Dm
EDD LE 8
F Fmaj7
Here, come over here
F/Eb
Beneath a sympathetic moon
Bb/D Bbm/Db F
We'll sit and talk over old times without a fear
Fmaj7 F/Eb
Another beer, from the cafes of the night
Bb/D Bbm/Db
[ Am ]
The tumbling rhythms of guitars ring loud and clear
G
O
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | * Dm/A |
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | * Dm/A |
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | * Dm/A |
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | Am |
VERSE
Dm
One by one they've nailed the others
C/D
But you always got away
Bb/D
What it is that keeps you just that step ahead
Gm C
No one can say
Dm
In one last raid the agents
C/D
Of the dawn break down the door
Bb/D
Of a house where you were standing
Gm C
Maybe just an hour before
BRIDGE
Gm7 Am7
And still the thread continues to unwind
Bb C
You take the hidden roads that only you can find
A/C#
And should they come upon your tracks
Dm Bdim A/C#
There's just a question hanging back you left behind
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
| Dm C | C Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
What do you want from me?
| Dm C | C Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
What do you need from me?
Dm C Bbmaj7 C Am Bbmaj7 Dm C Bbmaj7 C Am Bbmaj7
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