Running For Cover
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Capo 1
Verse 1:
C
If I could wake my crooked heart
C
If I was there right from the start
F C
To feel what it was like to be turned on
C
If you could fight the battling wind
C
To miss the mark correct within
F C
If your wish came true, your dreams made real.
[Refrão]
Am C
Running for cover
Am C
Running to hide
Verse 2:
C
If I could be the walls of man
C
To rest my head and trust the plan
F C
And fighting like a child to get my way
C
If I could see the garden place
C
Before the fall, would things have changed?
F G
I wasn't there, and neither were you
F G C
But I take the blame, as you should too, my friend.
[Refrão]
Am G C
Now we're running for cover
Am G C
Running to hide
Am G C
Yeah, we're running for cover
Am G C
Running to hide
Bridge:
Fm C
We've been trying with each other to unravel the age old story
Fm C
But I'm starting to think that there's a reason we don't understand
Fm G Am
And it's easy to blame someone else for my wants and my worries
Fm C
But I know, I accept that it's just a part of who I am
[Refrão]
Am G C
Now we're running for cover
Am G C
Running to hide
Am G C
And you say it's not my problem
Am G C
Out of sight, out of mind
Am C
Yes, we're running for cover
Am G C
Yeah, we're running afraid
Am G Am
As we run with one another
Am G Am
Of the mess that we've made
How to play Running For Cover
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.