Chords for Dale Ann Bradley "Run Rufus Run"
Tempo:
90.25 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
D
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] Well, the mountains were a prison for their family of nine.
[D] Nowhere to go, no place [A] to work unless you crawl down in the [Bm] mines.
And here's a mama that knew the sounds of a man's lungs turning [D] black.
So when daddy found another way to make a [A] living, it was easy to [Bm] turn her back.
Now Rufus was the oldest and he knew Belle County well.
[Dm] He could hunt and fish like any [A] grown man and take care [Bm] of herself.
So his daddy put him to run and shine when he was just a wealth years [G] old.
Said it might [D] not be the right [A] thing, but it sure beats [Bm] mining coal.
And he'd say, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man up [Bm] near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every [E] time his daddy would put him on the run again.
And he'd [Bm] say, a boy's no match for [A] the shotgun [D] blast from [A] the gun [Bm] of a regular man.
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] Well, one fall night when the moon was bright enough to the lightest way,
[D] Rufus had loaded up that old [A] sedan, said I'll be back for the break [Bm] of day.
But as he turned on the highway 119, he heard three shotgun blasts
[G] and his blood ran [D] cold and he wondered, [A] could this one [Bm] be his last?
And his mama never closed her eyes that night when he left home.
[G] She [A] tossed and [Bm] turned and walked the floor [A] praying nothing would [Bm] go [E] wrong.
[Bm] So her thoughts were on a stranger that she'd heard about from town.
[D] He had a funny talk in a brand new [A] car and been asking around.
[Bm] Oh, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [E] shine to a [D] man up near Harlem.
[Bm] And he feared for his life every time his [E] daddy would put him on the run again.
[B] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man.
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] Well, the Rufus knew those mountain roads are like the back of his hand.
[D] He could take those curves on two wheels [A] in that beautiful [Bm] sedan.
So he ran up a holler and lost him somewhere around the Williams Branch.
[D] That was one back road they didn't know [A] that revenue never [Bm] stood a chance.
And he was running Rufus, run, [E] run across the [G] mountain, darling.
[Bm] Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man [Bm] up near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every time his [Em] daddy would put him on the run again.
[Bm] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the [Dm] shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man.
He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from the [G] gun [D] [A] of [Bm] a revenue
[D] man.
[A] [Bm] [C#m] [Bm] [G#m]
[C] [N]
[A] [Bm] Well, the mountains were a prison for their family of nine.
[D] Nowhere to go, no place [A] to work unless you crawl down in the [Bm] mines.
And here's a mama that knew the sounds of a man's lungs turning [D] black.
So when daddy found another way to make a [A] living, it was easy to [Bm] turn her back.
Now Rufus was the oldest and he knew Belle County well.
[Dm] He could hunt and fish like any [A] grown man and take care [Bm] of herself.
So his daddy put him to run and shine when he was just a wealth years [G] old.
Said it might [D] not be the right [A] thing, but it sure beats [Bm] mining coal.
And he'd say, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man up [Bm] near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every [E] time his daddy would put him on the run again.
And he'd [Bm] say, a boy's no match for [A] the shotgun [D] blast from [A] the gun [Bm] of a regular man.
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] Well, one fall night when the moon was bright enough to the lightest way,
[D] Rufus had loaded up that old [A] sedan, said I'll be back for the break [Bm] of day.
But as he turned on the highway 119, he heard three shotgun blasts
[G] and his blood ran [D] cold and he wondered, [A] could this one [Bm] be his last?
And his mama never closed her eyes that night when he left home.
[G] She [A] tossed and [Bm] turned and walked the floor [A] praying nothing would [Bm] go [E] wrong.
[Bm] So her thoughts were on a stranger that she'd heard about from town.
[D] He had a funny talk in a brand new [A] car and been asking around.
[Bm] Oh, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [E] shine to a [D] man up near Harlem.
[Bm] And he feared for his life every time his [E] daddy would put him on the run again.
[B] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man.
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] Well, the Rufus knew those mountain roads are like the back of his hand.
[D] He could take those curves on two wheels [A] in that beautiful [Bm] sedan.
So he ran up a holler and lost him somewhere around the Williams Branch.
[D] That was one back road they didn't know [A] that revenue never [Bm] stood a chance.
And he was running Rufus, run, [E] run across the [G] mountain, darling.
[Bm] Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man [Bm] up near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every time his [Em] daddy would put him on the run again.
[Bm] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the [Dm] shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man.
He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from the [G] gun [D] [A] of [Bm] a revenue
[D] man.
[A] [Bm] [C#m] [Bm] [G#m]
[C] [N]
Key:
Bm
A
D
G
E
Bm
A
D
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ Well, the mountains were a prison for their family of nine.
[D] Nowhere to go, no place [A] to work unless you crawl down in the [Bm] mines.
And here's a mama that knew the sounds of a man's lungs turning [D] black.
So when daddy found another way to make a [A] living, it was easy to [Bm] turn her back. _ _
Now Rufus was the oldest and he knew Belle County well.
[Dm] He could hunt and fish like any [A] grown man and take care [Bm] of herself. _
So his daddy put him to run and shine when he was just a wealth years [G] old.
Said it might [D] not be the right [A] thing, but it sure beats [Bm] mining coal.
And he'd say, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man up [Bm] near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every [E] time his daddy would put him on the run again.
And he'd [Bm] say, a boy's no match for [A] the shotgun [D] blast from [A] the gun [Bm] of a regular man.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ Well, one fall night when the moon was bright enough to the lightest way,
[D] Rufus had loaded up that old [A] sedan, said I'll be back for the break [Bm] of day. _
But as he turned on the highway 119, he heard three shotgun blasts
[G] and his blood ran [D] cold and he wondered, [A] could this one [Bm] be his last?
And his mama never closed her eyes that night when he left home.
[G] She [A] tossed and [Bm] turned and walked the floor [A] praying nothing would [Bm] go [E] wrong.
[Bm] So her thoughts were on a stranger that she'd heard about from town.
[D] He had a funny talk in a brand new [A] car and been asking around.
_ [Bm] Oh, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [E] shine to a [D] man up near Harlem.
[Bm] And he feared for his life every time his [E] daddy would put him on the run again.
[B] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Well, the Rufus knew those mountain roads are like the back of his hand.
[D] He could take those curves on two wheels [A] in that beautiful [Bm] _ sedan.
So he ran up a holler and lost him somewhere around the Williams Branch.
[D] That was one back road they didn't know [A] that revenue never [Bm] stood a chance.
And he was running Rufus, run, [E] run across the [G] mountain, darling.
[Bm] Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man [Bm] up near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every time his [Em] daddy would put him on the run again.
[Bm] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the [Dm] shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man.
_ He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from the [G] gun [D] _ [A] _ of [Bm] a revenue _
[D] _ man.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [C] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ Well, the mountains were a prison for their family of nine.
[D] Nowhere to go, no place [A] to work unless you crawl down in the [Bm] mines.
And here's a mama that knew the sounds of a man's lungs turning [D] black.
So when daddy found another way to make a [A] living, it was easy to [Bm] turn her back. _ _
Now Rufus was the oldest and he knew Belle County well.
[Dm] He could hunt and fish like any [A] grown man and take care [Bm] of herself. _
So his daddy put him to run and shine when he was just a wealth years [G] old.
Said it might [D] not be the right [A] thing, but it sure beats [Bm] mining coal.
And he'd say, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man up [Bm] near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every [E] time his daddy would put him on the run again.
And he'd [Bm] say, a boy's no match for [A] the shotgun [D] blast from [A] the gun [Bm] of a regular man.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ Well, one fall night when the moon was bright enough to the lightest way,
[D] Rufus had loaded up that old [A] sedan, said I'll be back for the break [Bm] of day. _
But as he turned on the highway 119, he heard three shotgun blasts
[G] and his blood ran [D] cold and he wondered, [A] could this one [Bm] be his last?
And his mama never closed her eyes that night when he left home.
[G] She [A] tossed and [Bm] turned and walked the floor [A] praying nothing would [Bm] go [E] wrong.
[Bm] So her thoughts were on a stranger that she'd heard about from town.
[D] He had a funny talk in a brand new [A] car and been asking around.
_ [Bm] Oh, run Rufus, [E] run, run across the [Bm] mountain, darling.
Daddy wants you to take a load of [E] shine to a [D] man up near Harlem.
[Bm] And he feared for his life every time his [E] daddy would put him on the run again.
[B] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Well, the Rufus knew those mountain roads are like the back of his hand.
[D] He could take those curves on two wheels [A] in that beautiful [Bm] _ sedan.
So he ran up a holler and lost him somewhere around the Williams Branch.
[D] That was one back road they didn't know [A] that revenue never [Bm] stood a chance.
And he was running Rufus, run, [E] run across the [G] mountain, darling.
[Bm] Daddy wants you to take a load of [Em] shine to a man [Bm] up near Harlem.
And he feared for his life every time his [Em] daddy would put him on the run again.
[Bm] He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the [Dm] shotgun blast from [A] the gun of [Bm] a revenue man.
_ He'd say, a boy's no [D] match for the shotgun blast from the [G] gun [D] _ [A] _ of [Bm] a revenue _
[D] _ man.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [C] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _