Always Running
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Intro: Gm Eb B Eb
Gm Eb
In this solemn field of silence
B Eb
I can barely feel the pain
Gm Eb
Blind and deaf to all the violence
B Eb
And I've always felt this way
B Eb Abm B
La, La, La, La
Gm Eb
On the wind a smell of misery
B Eb
Fear and death perfume the air
Gm Eb
It begins again in mystery
B Eb
And I always end up there
E
Always unsuspecting
Abm F#
So easy to lure them away from
E F#
All the angels within
Ab B E
I am running, from something I'm becoming
Eb
Unstoppable
Ab B E
And I'm coming from the something that I'm running from
Eb
Becoming one
Ab
Always running
B E
Like something might be coming
Eb
To follow me
Ab B E
And I'm running from the something that I'm coming from
Eb
Becoming one
Ab
I am
Gm
Letting go of all I know
Gm Eb
From this buried well of consciousness
B Eb
I can barely hear the rain
Gm Eb
Everyone becomes anonymous
B Eb
All their faces seem the same
E
Always unrelenting
Abm B
Decending into our own nightmare
E
From this twisted fantasy
Abm
Falling far away from
F# E
The beauty of annihilation
F#m
Do the faceless face fear
Ab B E
I am running, from something I'm becoming
Eb
Unstoppable,
Ab B E
And I'm coming from the something that I'm running from
Eb
Becoming one
Ab
Always running
B E
Like something might be coming.
Eb
To follow me
Ab B E
And I'm running from the something that I'm coming from
Eb
Becoming one
E
I've become
E
Something they all run from
Abm
I want you to be gone
E
But I know you've just begun
Why am I numb
Gm
To everything I have done
F#
There's no going back for me
Eb
Becoming has taken its toll on me
Ab B E
/I am running, from something I'm becoming
Eb
Unstoppable,
Ab B E
And I'm coming from the something that I'm running from
Eb
Becoming one
Ab
Always running
B E
Like something might be coming.
Eb
To follow me
Ab B E
And I'm running from the something that I'm coming from
Eb
Becoming one/2x
Ab
Always running
B E
Like something might be coming.
Eb
To follow me
Ab B E
And I'm running from the something that I'm coming from
Eb
Becoming one
E Eb
I am running from the other ones
E
And the other ones
Eb
I'm running from
E Eb
And becoming one means I'm running from
Ab
All I am
How to play Always Running
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. 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.