Originally in A, I play in G
Downstrokes and straight 8ths in the verse, leave room to open up in the chorus
Intro
| C/G | G |
| x 2 |
| Em | Em |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| Looking out at the | road rushing under my wheels |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| Looking back at the | years gone by like so | many summer fields |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| In sixty-five I was | seventeen and | running up 101 |
| C/G | G/B | D |
| I don’t know where I’m | running now, I’m just | running on |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running on | empty |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running | blind |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running into the | sun |
| Em | |
| But I’m running be | hind |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| Gotta do what you | can just to keep your love | alive |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| Trying not to conf | use it with what you | do to sur | vive |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| In sixty-nine I was t | wenty-one and I | called the road my | own |
| C/G | G/B | D |
| I don’t know when that | road turned onto the | road I’m on |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running on | empty |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running | blind |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running into the | sun |
| Em | |
| But I’m running be | hind |
Solo if appropriate on verse chords, else just a couple IV→I’s
| C/G | G |
| x 4 |
| C/G | G/B | D |
| Em | C/G | D | G |
| Everyone I | know, | everywhere I | go |
| Em | D | C |
| People need some | reason to | believe |
| G | |
| I don’t know about | anyone but me |
| Em | C | D | G |
| If it takes all | night, | that’ll be all | right |
| C | D | C/G | G/B | Am7 | G | Am7 | G/B |
| If I can get you to | smile before I | leave |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| Looking out at the | road rushing under my | wheels |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| I don’t know how to | tell you all just how | crazy this life | feels |
| C/G | G | C/G | G |
| I look around for the | friends that I used to | turn to to pull me | through |
| C/G | G/B | D |
| Looking into their | eyes I see them | running too |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running on | empty |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running | blind |
| C/G | G | |
| Running | on, running into the | sun |
| Em | |
| But I’m running be | hind |
| C/G | G |
| Honey you really | tempt me |
| C/G | G | |
| You know the | way you look so | kind |
| C/G | D | C/G | G/B | Am7 | G | Am7 | G/B |
| I’d love to stick ar | ound but I’m running be | hind |
| C/G | D | C/G | G/B | Am7 | G | Am7 | G/B |
| You know I don’t even | know what I’m hoping to | find |
| C/G | D | C/G | G/B | Am7 | G |
| Running into the | sun but I’m running be | hind |