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Running Man – Al Stewart
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Al Stewart
Song on the Radio (1980)
(Stewart/White)
From: "24 Carrots"
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CHORDS
MIDDLE 8 SOLO
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0 F x-x-3-2-1-1 Am x-0-x-2-1-0
Bbmaj7 x-1-3-2-3-1 Fmaj7 x-x-3-2-1-0 Dm/A x-0-x-2-3-1
Bb/D x-x-0-3-3-1 F/Eb x-x-1-2-1-1 C/A x-0-x-5-5-3
A/C# x-4-2-2-2(0) Bb/D x-x-0-3-3-1 Dm*/A x-0-x-7-6-5
Bdim x-2-3-1-2-x Bbm/D x-4-3-3-2-x
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INTRO
(freely)
| Eb | Dm | Eb | Dm |
(piano only)
| Dm C/D | C/D Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 C | Am Bb |
(band)
| Dm C/D | C/D Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
| Dm C/D | C/D Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
| Bb Bb C | Dm |
VERSE
Dm
Before the phone hits the receiver
C/D
You're halfway to the door
Bb/D
The voice said 'get out while you can,
Gm C
There's just ten minutes, nothing more'
Dm
Time for only the essentials
C/D
Better gather them and run
Bb/D
The false name inside the passport,
Gm C
The gold bars and the gun
BRIDGE
Gm7 Am7
And once again they've come out of the past
Bb C
And though your mind is cool your heart is beating fast
A/C#
You've been through it all before
Dm Bdim A/C#
Each time you wish a little more that you could ask
CHORUS
Dm C/D
What do you want from me?
C/D Bbmaj7
What do you need from me?
Bbmaj7 C
There's no rest for the running man
Am Bbmaj7
Why can't you let him be?
INTERLUDE
| Dm C/D | C/D Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
| Bb Bb C | [ Dm ]
VERSE
Dm
It's a long and twisting journey
C/D
From the sweeping northern plains
Bb/D
To the outcrops of the jungle
Gm C
Bowed beneath the tropic rains
Dm
In the customs hall the officer
C/D
Takes you to one side
Bb/D
And his eyes reveal no feeling
Gm C
As you hand over the bribe
BRIDGE
Gm7 Am7
And once again you've bought a little time
Bb C
And once again you're fading out of sight
A/C#
Still the fox is growing older
Dm Bdim A/C#
As he calls over his shoulder to the night:
CHORUS
Dm C/D
What do you want from me?
C/D Bbmaj7
What do you need from me?
Bbmaj7 C
No rest for the running man
Am Bbmaj7
Why can't you let him be?
INTERLUDE
| Dm C/D | C/D Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
| Bb Bb C | Dm |
MIDDLE 8
F Fmaj7
Here, come over here
F/Eb
Beneath a sympathetic moon
Bb/D Bbm/Db F
We'll sit and talk over old times without a fear
Fmaj7 F/Eb
Another beer, from the cafes of the night
Bb/D Bbm/Db [ Am ]
The tumbling rhythms of guitars ring loud and clear
SOLO
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | * Dm/A |
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | * Dm/A |
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | * Dm/A |
| Am | Dm/A | C/A | Am |
VERSE
Dm
One by one they've nailed the others
C/D
But you always got away
Bb/D
What it is that keeps you just that step ahead
Gm C
No one can say
Dm
In one last raid the agents
C/D
Of the dawn break down the door
Bb/D
Of a house where you were standing
Gm C
Maybe just an hour before
BRIDGE
Gm7 Am7
And still the thread continues to unwind
Bb C
You take the hidden roads that only you can find
A/C#
And should they come upon your tracks
Dm Bdim A/C#
There's just a question hanging back you left behind
CHORUS
Dm C/D
What do you want from me?
C/D Bbmaj7
What do you need from me?
Bbmaj7 C
No rest for the running man
Am Bbmaj7
Why can't you let him be?
INTERLUDE
| Dm C | C Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
What do you want from me?
| Dm C | C Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
What do you need from me?
| Dm C | C Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
| Dm C | C Bbmaj7| Bbmaj7 C | Am Bbmaj7|
(repeat and fade)
