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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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The Running Kind Chords And Strumming, Merle Haggard
Django Chords:
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django D Chord
Key: G
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
Tempo:
137 bpm
Intro -
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Chorus-
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)I was born the (G)running kind, with (G)leaving always (G)on my mind (G)
(G)Home was never (G)home to me at (C)anytime (C)
Every (D)front door found me (D)hoping I would (D)find the back door (D)open
There just (D)had to be an (D)exit for the (G)running kind (G)
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
With(G)in me there's a (G)prison, su(G)rrounding me a(G)lone
As (G)real as any (G)dungeon with it's (C)walls of stone (C)
I know (D)running's not the (D)answer, but (D)running's been my (D)nature
And a (D)part of me that (D)keeps me moving (G) on (G)
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)I was born the (G)running kind, with (G)leaving always (G)on my mind (G)
(G)Home was never (G)home to me at (C)anytime (C)
Every (D)front door found me (D)hoping I would (D)find the back door (D)open
There just (D)had to be an (D)exit for the (G)running kind (G)
Middle 8 (Instrumental) -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)I was born the (G)running kind, with (G)leaving always (G)on my mind (G)
(G)Home was never (G)home to me at (C)anytime (C)
Every (D)front door found me (D)hoping I would (D)find the back door (D)open
There just (D)had to be an (D)exit for the (G)running kind (G)
Ending (Instrumental) -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(Fades Out)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
The Running Kind Chords And Strumming - Merle Haggard
Open Chords:
Open G Chord
Open C Chord
Open D Chord
Key: G
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
or
"The Cash Bass":
|B D U B D U |
Tempo:
137 bpm
Intro -
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Chorus-
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)I was born the (G)running kind, with (G)leaving always (G)on my mind (G)
(G)Home was never (G)home to me at (C)anytime (C)
Every (D)front door found me (D)hoping I would (D)find the back door (D)open
There just (D)had to be an (D)exit for the (G)running kind (G)
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
With(G)in me there's a (G)prison, su(G)rrounding me a(G)lone
As (G)real as any (G)dungeon with it's (C)walls of stone (C)
I know (D)running's not the (D)answer, but (D)running's been my (D)nature
And a (D)part of me that (D)keeps me moving (G) on (G)
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)I was born the (G)running kind, with (G)leaving always (G)on my mind (G)
(G)Home was never (G)home to me at (C)anytime (C)
Every (D)front door found me (D)hoping I would (D)find the back door (D)open
There just (D)had to be an (D)exit for the (G)running kind (G)
Middle 8 (Instrumental) -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
Chorus -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(G)I was born the (G)running kind, with (G)leaving always (G)on my mind (G)
(G)Home was never (G)home to me at (C)anytime (C)
Every (D)front door found me (D)hoping I would (D)find the back door (D)open
There just (D)had to be an (D)exit for the (G)running kind (G)
Ending (Instrumental) -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(Fades Out)
Final Chord Strum: G
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