Runnin
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verse 1
Em C
You saw right through every last bit of me
G
I should've known it from your energy
D Em
We've got this synergy, your soul was close like it remembers me
C
Instilled in me
G D
90 degrees in California, you put chills in me
verse 2
Em C
Said it's something about my city, something about my city
G D
Oakland girls so damn hood but we're so damn pretty
Em C
Sometimes the town just brings you down but we've been no pity
G D
Don't need no extra bodies, I got the connect with me
Em C
It's why you connect with me, it's why you could step with me
G D
Why you can go hit the carpets, go 'head and get dressed with me
Em C
Make me forget my ex and you onto the next with me
G D
Love has everything to do, Bobby needs his creds Whitney
verse 3
Em C
I always said I'd be the one to do it
G D
I changed the way they lookin' at us women makin' music
Em C
Go put back on the crown, stop makin' us look so stupid
G D
Not worried about these niggas unless it's you that I'm choosin'
Em C
Even if I chose I feel like you're the right decision
G D
Yeah you got aspirations, you ain't fuckin' up the vision
Em C
I love that you're not worried 'bout any other niggas
G D
Only longing for persistence, only want something consistent
verse 4
Em C D
Does it make you nervous I'm not afraid to say what I want?
Em C
Does it put fear into your heart that I know where I started
D
Far from where I begun?
Em C G
Cause I know every man has a fear of a strong-minded woman
Em C G Em C
But I say she's a keeper if she got it on her own and keeps it runnin'
G D
If she can keep it all runnin'
Em Am
If she can keep it all runnin'
Em D
Keeps it runnin'
Em
If she can keep it all runnin'
How to play Runnin
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.