Jackson Browne - Running on Empty

Originally in A, I play in G

Downstrokes and straight 8ths in the verse, leave room to open up in the chorus

Intro

C/GGx 2

EmEm

C/GLooking out at the Groad rushing under my wheelsC/GG

C/GLooking back at the Gyears gone by like so C/Gmany summer fieldsG

C/GIn sixty-five I was Gseventeen and C/Grunning up 101G

C/GI don’t know where I’m G/Brunning now, I’m just Drunning on

C/GGotta do what you Gcan just to keep your loveC/Galive G

C/GTrying not to confGuse it with what you C/Gdo to surGvive

C/GIn sixty-nine I was tGwenty-one and I C/Gcalled the road my Gown

C/GI don’t know when that G/Broad turned onto the Droad I’m on

Solo if appropriate on verse chords, else just a couple IV→I’s

C/GGx 4

C/GG/BD

EmEveryone I C/Gknow, Deverywhere I Ggo

EmPeople need some Dreason to Cbelieve

I don’t know about Ganyone but me

EmIf it takes all Cnight, Dthat’ll be all Gright

CIf I can get you to Dsmile before I C/Gleave G/BAm7GAm7G/B

C/GLooking out at the Groad rushing under my C/Gwheels G

C/GI don’t know how to Gtell you all just how C/Gcrazy this life Gfeels

C/GI look around for the Gfriends that I used to C/Gturn to to pull me Gthrough

C/GLooking into their G/Beyes I see them Drunning too

C/GHoney you really Gtempt me

You know the C/Gway you look so Gkind

C/GI’d love to stick arDound but I’m running beC/Ghind G/BAm7GAm7G/B

C/GYou know I don’t even Dknow what I’m hoping to C/Gfind G/BAm7GAm7G/B

C/GRunning into the Dsun but I’m running beC/Ghind G/BAm7G