Chords for The Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin' (1977)

Tempo:
145.35 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

Gm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin' (1977) chords
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[D] [G] [Fm]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[G] [E] [G] [C]
[G] [E] [Gm] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[C]
[Bm] [Bb] Where you gonna [Am] go?
[Ab] Girl, where you gonna [G] [Bm] hide?
[E] [Gm]
[G] [E] [Gm]
[Bm] You go [Bb] on leaving [Am] out your heart
[Fm] And all the sins deep [G] inside
[D] [Gm]
I can feel your heartbeat
[C] [Bb] Oh, you [C]
got me [G] all [C] wrong
[Gm]
Girl, I know
You ain't got no way
[C]
[Bb] You've [C] been lonely [G] too [C] long
[G]
[Gm] Girl, I know
[G]
I [Em] [A] know what it means to [G] hide your [D]
love
[B] [Gbm] From a [B] long time [Em] ago [D] Oh, darling
It keeps you running
Yeah, it keeps you [C] running
It [E] keeps you [Bm] running
It keeps [Em] you running
Yeah, it keeps you running
It [C] keeps [D] you running
It keeps you [C] running
[D] Yeah, it keeps [G] you running Oh, [A] [Bm] no
It keeps you [Em] running [Bm] Yeah
[Bb]
[Am]
[Ab] Girl, you know I've [G] [E] been [Gm] there,
[G] yes I have been [Gm]
there
[Bm] But won't [Bb] you keep it to [Am] yourself?
[Ab] Girl, you know it's [G] not fair, [Bb] [Gm] no it [C] ain't [Gm] fair
Are you [D] gonna wait [Bb]
[C] [Bb] for the [C] rest of [Gm]
your life?
[Am] [Bb]
Why [G] wait [C] such a hurry
[Bb] to be [C] lonely [G] one more [C] night?
[Gm]
Girl, I know my darling, [Em] I've been [A] wanting this [G] to guide your [D] heart
From [B]
[Dbm] a [B] long [Em] time ago [D] now
It keeps you [C] running, [D] yeah it keeps you [C] running
[D] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] Oh no, [D] it keeps you [E] running, [G] [D] yeah it keeps [C] you [D] running
[C] Oh [E] no, it keeps you running, yeah
[G] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G] [F]
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [E]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Gm]
[F] [G]
[D] [Em] I've been [A] wanting [G] this to [C] hide
[D]
[B]
[A] [B] [Em]
[D]
[G] [D] [E]
[G]
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[Em] [D]
[G] [D] ALL I WANT TO HEAR [G] FROM A [D] LONG TIME AGO
[G] I DON'T [D] KNOW KEEP [Em] SHOOVIN'
KEEP [D] SHOOVIN'
[C] KEEP SHOOVIN'
[G] DUMB DUMB [D] KEEP SHOOVIN'
[C] YEAH [E] KEEP SHOOVIN'
SHOOVIN'
[Em] KEEP SHOOVIN'
[D]
KEEP SHOOVIN'
DON'T MIND [C] IF YOU COME HOME KEEP SHOOVIN'
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To start learning The Doobie Brothers - It Keeps You Runnin chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Gm, G, C, Bb, C, E and Gm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 72 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 145. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Where you gonna [Am] go?
_ _ _ [Ab] Girl, where you gonna [G] [Bm] hide?
[E] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ You go [Bb] on leaving [Am] out your heart
[Fm] And all the sins deep [G] _ inside _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
I can feel your heartbeat _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, you [C]
got me [G] all [C] wrong
[Gm] _ _
_ _ Girl, I know _
You ain't got no _ way
[C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ You've [C] been lonely [G] too [C] long
[G] _ _ _
[Gm] Girl, I know
[G] _ _
I [Em] _ _ _ [A] know what it means to [G] hide your [D]
love
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gbm] From a [B] long time [Em] ago _ [D] Oh, _ _ darling
It keeps you running
Yeah, it keeps you [C] running
It [E] keeps you [Bm] running
It keeps [Em] you running
Yeah, it keeps you running
It [C] keeps [D] you running
It keeps you [C] running
[D] _ Yeah, it keeps [G] you running Oh, [A] [Bm] no
It keeps you [Em] running [Bm] Yeah _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Ab] Girl, you know I've [G] [E] been [Gm] there, _
_ _ _ [G] yes I have been [Gm]
there
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ But won't [Bb] you keep it to [Am] _ yourself? _
[Ab] Girl, you know it's [G] not fair, _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ no it [C] ain't [Gm] fair
_ _ Are you [D] gonna wait [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ for the [C] rest of _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ your _ life?
[Am] _ [Bb]
Why [G] wait [C] such a hurry _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ to be [C] lonely [G] one more [C] night?
[Gm] _
_ _ Girl, I know my darling, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ I've been [A] wanting this [G] to _ guide your [D] heart
_ From [B] _ _ _
[Dbm] a [B] long [Em] time ago _ [D] now
_ _ _ _ It keeps you [C] running, [D] _ yeah it keeps you [C] running
[D] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ Oh no, [D] _ it keeps you [E] running, _ [G] _ [D] _ _ yeah it keeps [C] you _ [D] _ _ _ running
_ [C] _ Oh [E] no, it keeps you running, yeah _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ I've been [A] wanting [G] this to [C] hide
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] ALL I WANT TO HEAR [G] FROM A [D] LONG TIME AGO
_ [G] I DON'T [D] KNOW _ KEEP [Em] SHOOVIN'
KEEP [D] _ SHOOVIN' _
_ _ _ [C] KEEP SHOOVIN'
[G] DUMB DUMB [D] KEEP SHOOVIN' _
[C] YEAH _ [E] KEEP SHOOVIN'
SHOOVIN'
_ [Em] KEEP SHOOVIN'
[D] _ _ _ _
KEEP SHOOVIN'
DON'T MIND [C] IF YOU COME HOME KEEP SHOOVIN'
_ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Michael McDonald.

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