Run Boy Run
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
"Run Boy Run" - Sanford Clark
Released 1959
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[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A D A E
You were born by a railroad track
A D A E
Never knew your ma and your pa ain't coming back
A D A E
Had to make your way the best you can
D E A
But you didn't have to steal from another man
[Chorus]
A D A E
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
A D A E
They're gonna catch you, boy, run, boy, run
A D A E
They're gonna get you, boy, run, boy, run
D E A
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
[Verse 2]
A D A E
Think you're a man 'cause you're twenty-one
A D A E
Shot a man for nothing and away you run
A D A E
You're wanted in most every state from here to Tennessee
D E A
And if you're caught, you'll do your running hanging from a tree
[Chorus]
A D A E
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
A D A E
They're gonna catch you, boy, run, boy, run
A D A E
They're gonna get you, boy, run, boy, run
D E A
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
[Verse 3]
A D A E
Storm clouds looking down from the sky
A D A E
A hangman's noose swinging on a tree nearby
A D A E
A verse on a tombstone that won't be read by you
D E A
Says your running's done at twenty-one, you won't see twenty-two
[Chorus]
A D A E
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
A D A E
They're gonna catch you, boy, run, boy, run
A D A E
They're gonna get you, boy, run, boy, run
D E
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy
A
Run, run, run, run, run, run
How to play Run Boy Run
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What is the starting chord?
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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.