Running Chords
Running by Austin Basham is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Simple Fill to play in Verse:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-0---------------------0---|
A|-----2-3—2h3-2-------------|
E|-3---------------3--3------|
Intro: G
Verse
G C
I am at the hillside, trapped in fear
G
And the wolves are coming across that open field
G
The end is near
G
And we're trapped in fear
Am C G
And all these thoughts are coming, coming
Am G
And with all my thoughts I'm running, running
G C x2
Em C G x2
Verse
G C G
I reached the woods are ending in front of me
G C
The wolves are still coming
G
We climb a broken tree
G
The end is near
G
And our words I hear
Am C G
Still all these thoughts have been a long time coming
Am G
And with all my thoughts I'm running, running
G C
Verse
G
I look down, my heart is bound
C
Sun is fading, darkness has begun
G
The dogs are barking in the forest
C
Hear the sounds, hear the Chorus
Em
The leaves are falling, I'm out of time
C G
In my heart and in my mind
Em
Trouble fills the dead of night
C G
In your corpse, it's in your lies
G C Em C G Em C G
Em G
Oh my heart's drawn to you
C G
I could swear that it's true
C G Em
I've been the trees' whispers sing 'We've come so far'
C G
This is who we are
Em G
Oh my heart set on you
C G
I could swear that it's true
C G Em
Though my feet keep running away, it's true
C G
No they never do
Bridge
Em C G
So I poured my heart and my love, my love for you
Em C G
I poured my heart and my love, my love for you
Em C G
I poured my heart and my love, my love for you
Em C G
I poured my heart and my love, my love for you
G C Em C G Em C G x2
Em G
Oh my heart's set on you
C Em
I could swear that it's true
C G Em
Though my feet keep running away, it's true
C G
No they never do
Repeat and Fade out