Take It on the Run Chords by Reo Speedwagon

Tempo:
77.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Take It on the Run chords
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Heard it from a friend who
[C] Heard it from a friend who
[D] Heard it from another you've been [D] messing around
[G] They say you got a boyfriend
[C] You're out late every weekend
[D] They're talking about you and it brings [G] me down
But I know the neighborhood
[C] It's cheap when the story is [D] good and the tail go
[G] But I'm telling you
[C] And I don't think it's true
[D] And even if it is keep this [G] in mind
[Em] You take it
On the run, [C] baby
If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want you [G] here
Not
[Em] gonna be [C]
you're [Am] under the gun
You're [D] thinking
[G] of your white [C] lies you're putting on your bedroom [Em] [D] eyes
You say you're coming home, but [G] you won't say when
But I can feel it [C] coming
If you leave tonight
[D] And you need never [G] look back again
[Em] You take it on the run, [C] baby if that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want [G] you around
[Em] [C]
[Am] You're under the gun
[D]
[Em] [C]
[A] [Bm]
[Em] [C]
[A] [C] [Bm]
[E] [C]
[Am] [C] [B] [D]
[E] [C]
[Am] [C] [B] [D]
[Em] [C] If that's the way you want it, [D] baby, then I don't want you [G] around
[Em] [C]
[Am] [D] Take
[Em] it on the run, baby [C] if that's the way you want it, [D] baby
I [G]
[Em] don't believe [C] it
[Am] You're under the gun
[D]
[G] Heard it from a friend [C] who heard it from a friend [D] who
Heard it from another you've been [G] messing around
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Reo Speedwagon - Take It On The Run chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Em, C, D, G and D. Set your pace at 38 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 78. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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Heard it from a friend who
[C] Heard it from a friend who
[D] _ Heard it from another you've been [D] messing around _ _ _
[G] _ They say you got a boyfriend
[C] You're out late every weekend
[D] They're talking about you and it brings [G] me down _ _
_ But I know the neighborhood
[C] It's cheap when the story is [D] good and the tail go
[G] But _ _ _ I'm telling you
[C] And I don't think it's true
[D] And even if it is keep this [G] in mind _ _
_ [Em] You take it
On the run, [C] baby
If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want you [G] here
Not _ _
_ [Em] _ gonna be [C] _ _
you're [Am] _ under the gun
You're [D] thinking _ _
_ [G] of your white [C] lies you're putting on your bedroom [Em] [D] eyes
You say you're coming home, but [G] you won't say when _
_ _ But I can feel it [C] coming
If you leave tonight
_ [D] And you need never [G] look back again _ _
_ [Em] You take it on the run, [C] baby if that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want [G] you around _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ You're under the gun
[D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] If that's the way you want it, [D] baby, then I don't want you [G] around _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] Take _ _
_ [Em] it on the run, baby [C] if that's the way you want it, [D] baby
I _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ don't believe [C] it _ _
_ [Am] You're under the gun
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ Heard it from a friend [C] who heard it from a friend [D] who
Heard it from another you've been [G] messing around _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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