Always On The Run
View chords used in this chart
e|--14\---
B|--14\---
G|--14\---
D|--------
A|--------
E|--------
Riff2a (Main riff guitar1)
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------5h0-------|---------------------------0h2-|
A|-----7--5h4---5----------7---|-----7--5h4---5--5-5h2---------|
E|--0---------0----0-----0-----|--0---------0----------3h0-----|
Lead1 (Main lead guitar2)
e|-----------------------------|----------------------11/12-12-12-|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------11/12-12-12-|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------11/12-12-12-|
D|--x-x-5--7--------x-5--x-----|--x-x-5--7--------x-x-------------|
A|--x-x-------5--7---------5h7-|--x-x-------5--7--x-x-------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Intro]
Riff1
Riff2 Riff2
Riff2 (+Lead1) Riff2 (+Lead1) drums+bass
[Verse1]
Riff2 (+Lead1)
My__ ma_ma__ said_____ that your life__ is a gift___
Riff2 (+Lead1)
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ there's much weight__ you will lift___
Riff2 (+Lead1)
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ leave those bad__ boys_ alone__
Riff2 (+Lead1)
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ be home__ before the dawn__
Riff2 (+Lead1)
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ you can be__ rich or poor__
Riff2 (+Lead1) E5 F#5
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ you can be__ big or small__
Riff3 Chorus
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------5h0-------|-----------------------2--4--|
|-----7--5h4---5----------7---|-----7--5h4---5--5-5h2-2--4--|
|--0---------0----0-----0-----|--0---------0----------0--2--|
E|-riff E5 F#5
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
--4--4--x-x-x-x-6--6--x-x-x-x-|-----------------------------|
--5--5--x-x-x-x-7--7--x-x-x-x-|-------------------5h0-------|
--5--5--x-x-x-x-7--7--x-x-x-x-|-----7--5h4---5----------7---|
--3--3--x-x-x-x-5--5--x-x-x-x-|--0---------0----0-----0-----|
G5 A5 E|-riff
[Chorus] (Riff3)
G5 A5 E|-riff
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5 A5 Riff2 (+Lead1)
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
Riff2 (+Lead1)
[Verse2]
Riff2 (+Lead1)
My__ ma_ma__ said_____ that it's good___ to be truthful__
Riff2 (+Lead1)
But my__ ma_ma__ said_____ don't take more___ than__ a_ mouth_ful__
Riff2 (+Lead1)
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ that it's good__ to be natural_
Riff2 (+Lead1) E5 F#5
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ that it's good_ to be factual__
[Chorus] (Riff3)
G5 A5 E|-riff
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5 A5 Riff2 (+Lead1)
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
Riff2 (+Lead1)
[Solo] 'Slash'
A5 A5 E5 E5 (G#5 A5 A#5)
B5 B5 E5 E5
Riff2 (+Lead1)
Solo
|--------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------
|--------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------0-
|--------------|--------------------------5h-0-7h-0-|--7b-5-5-7-5h0-5h0-7-5-5-0-7/9-9-9/12-0-
|--------------|----------------5h-0-7h-5-----------|----------------------------------------
|--------------|-----4--5--7--7---------------------|----------------------------------------
|--------19/---|--5---------------------------------|----------------------------------------
A5 A5
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
|--15b-15b---15b-----------------------|------15-----------12--------------------------------0-
|---------------x-15b-15b15-14--14r-12-|--14b----14r-12-14b---14r-12----14-----12--14-12-------
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------14-----14------------14---
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
E5 E5
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------12----
|---------------15-------------12----12-12-|--------17b-17-16-17-16-17-17b----5/12----12-
|--14b-14b---14b---11-------------14b------|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------15~-0h13-------------|--14-14--------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
B5 B5
|--15b--12-------15b--12-------15b--12-------15--16-12-------12-|
|----------15h12---------15h12---------15h12-----------15h12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
-----------------------------------12----------------------------------------|------------------------|
--15h14h12----12h15h12----12----12----15h12----------------------------------|------------------------|
-----------15----------15----15-------------14r-12----12---------------------|--------12-12/----------|
---------------------------------------------------14----14h12---------------|--------12-0------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------13r-13r----10-|------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--12--------------------|
E5 Riff2
[Verse3]
Riff2 (+Lead1)
My__ ma_ma__ said_____ baby_ don't ride_ that crazy horse_
Riff2 (+Lead1)
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ you must push__ with much force_
Riff2 (+Lead1)
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ go get all__ that you're after_
Riff2 (+Lead1) E5 F#5
And my__ ma_ma__ said_____ that love's__ all that matters__
[Chorus2] (Riff3)
G5 A5 E|-riff
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5 A5 E|-riff
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
G5 A5 E|-riff
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5 A5 E|-riff
(But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
[Outro]
Riff2 (+Lead1)
"Uh, what's that mama?"
Riff2 (+Lead1)
"You wanna... right now? Er, hold on! YEAH!__"
Lead2 (Horns Outro)
e|------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------
G|-14p12h14p12-14b16-14b16--12h14p12h14p12h14p12--
D|------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------
Riff2 (+Lead1) +horns
Riff2 (+Lead1) +horns
Riff2 (+Lead1) +horns
Riff2 (+Lead1) +horns
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A#5 = X 1 3 3 X X
A5 = X 0 2 2 X X
B5 = X 2 4 4 X X
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
E5 = 0 2 2 X X X
G#5 = 4 6 6 X X X
G5 = 3 5 5 X X X
How to play Always On The Run
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.