Chords for Run On - Blind Boys of Alabama
Tempo:
92 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Oh
[D]
[E] [D] [E] What's up, great god, let me tell you the news [D] my head got great in the midnight [E] dew
I bent down on my bending [D] knees talking to the man from galilee
The [E] voice I heard it sounds so sweet.
I [D] thought I heard the shuffle of angels
[E] He put one hand up on my head.
[D] Great god.
Let me tell [A] you.
What is it?
Don't come lying
[E]
[B] [D] [E]
[D] Back
You [E] may throw your rock hide your [D] hand working in the dark can't you fell on me
[E] It's just to show his god made day and night [D] what you do in the dark will be brought to the light
[E] You may run and hide slip and [D] slide talk about the mold in your neighbor's eye
[E] It's just to show his god made rich [A] and poor you've got to reach for just what [E] you say
You'll be running on for a long [D] time
You [E] may run
[D] [E] on for [D] a long [E]
time
[D] Let me tell you
[E] Some people go to church just to signify [D] time to get a date with the neighbor's wife, [E] but listen to me brother
Sure as you're born.
[D] You better let that woman alone [E] because one of these days you mark my word
[D] You think that brother is going to work [E] you're gonna come on and knock on the door.
[D] That's a small brother
You're not no more.
[E] You're unknown for a long [D] time
[Em] [E]
[D] [E] For a long [D] [E] time
[D] [E] What's the great god let me tell you the [D] news my head got wet in the midnight [E] dew
I've been down on my bendy [D] knee talking to the man from [Em] galilee
You put one hand up on my [D] head
God almighty let me tell you what he [Em] said
The voice I heard it sounded [D] sweet.
It sounded like them church of angels
[E] He placed one hand upon my [D] head good god almighty.
Let me tell you what [A] is it?
Long time
[E] You run on for a long [D] time
[E] A long [D] time
For [E] [Em]
a long [D] [F#] time
[E] [D] The back
[G] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [A]
[N]
[D]
[E] [D] [E] What's up, great god, let me tell you the news [D] my head got great in the midnight [E] dew
I bent down on my bending [D] knees talking to the man from galilee
The [E] voice I heard it sounds so sweet.
I [D] thought I heard the shuffle of angels
[E] He put one hand up on my head.
[D] Great god.
Let me tell [A] you.
What is it?
Don't come lying
[E]
[B] [D] [E]
[D] Back
You [E] may throw your rock hide your [D] hand working in the dark can't you fell on me
[E] It's just to show his god made day and night [D] what you do in the dark will be brought to the light
[E] You may run and hide slip and [D] slide talk about the mold in your neighbor's eye
[E] It's just to show his god made rich [A] and poor you've got to reach for just what [E] you say
You'll be running on for a long [D] time
You [E] may run
[D] [E] on for [D] a long [E]
time
[D] Let me tell you
[E] Some people go to church just to signify [D] time to get a date with the neighbor's wife, [E] but listen to me brother
Sure as you're born.
[D] You better let that woman alone [E] because one of these days you mark my word
[D] You think that brother is going to work [E] you're gonna come on and knock on the door.
[D] That's a small brother
You're not no more.
[E] You're unknown for a long [D] time
[Em] [E]
[D] [E] For a long [D] [E] time
[D] [E] What's the great god let me tell you the [D] news my head got wet in the midnight [E] dew
I've been down on my bendy [D] knee talking to the man from [Em] galilee
You put one hand up on my [D] head
God almighty let me tell you what he [Em] said
The voice I heard it sounded [D] sweet.
It sounded like them church of angels
[E] He placed one hand upon my [D] head good god almighty.
Let me tell you what [A] is it?
Long time
[E] You run on for a long [D] time
[E] A long [D] time
For [E] [Em]
a long [D] [F#] time
[E] [D] The back
[G] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [A]
[N]
Key:
D
E
A
Em
B
D
E
A
[E] Oh
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] What's up, great god, let me tell you the news [D] my head got great in the midnight [E] dew
I bent down on my bending [D] knees talking to the man from galilee
The [E] voice I heard it sounds so sweet.
I [D] thought I heard the shuffle of angels
[E] He put one hand up on my head.
[D] Great god.
Let me tell [A] you.
What is it? _
Don't come lying _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] Back
You _ _ [E] may throw your rock hide your [D] hand working in the dark can't you fell on me
[E] It's just to show his god made day and night [D] what you do in the dark will be brought to the light
[E] You may run and hide slip and [D] slide talk about the mold in your neighbor's eye
[E] It's just to show his god made rich [A] and poor you've got to reach for just what [E] you say
You'll be running on for a long [D] time
_ You [E] may run _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] on for _ [D] _ a long [E] _ _
time
[D] Let me tell you
_ [E] Some people go to church just to signify [D] time to get a date with the neighbor's wife, [E] but listen to me brother
Sure as you're born.
[D] You better let that woman alone [E] because one of these days you mark my word
[D] You think that brother is going to work [E] you're gonna come on and knock on the door.
[D] That's a small brother
You're not no more.
[E] You're unknown for a long [D] time
_ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] For a long [D] _ _ _ [E] time _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] What's the great god let me tell you the [D] news my head got wet in the midnight [E] dew
I've been down on my bendy [D] knee talking to the man from [Em] galilee
You put one hand up on my [D] head
God almighty let me tell you what he [Em] said
The voice I heard it sounded [D] sweet.
It sounded like them church of angels
[E] He placed one hand upon my [D] head good god almighty.
Let me tell you what [A] is it?
Long time
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] You run on for a long [D] time
_ _ _ [E] _ A long [D] time
For _ [E] _ [Em] _
a long [D] _ _ _ [F#] time
_ [E] _ [D] The _ back
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] What's up, great god, let me tell you the news [D] my head got great in the midnight [E] dew
I bent down on my bending [D] knees talking to the man from galilee
The [E] voice I heard it sounds so sweet.
I [D] thought I heard the shuffle of angels
[E] He put one hand up on my head.
[D] Great god.
Let me tell [A] you.
What is it? _
Don't come lying _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] Back
You _ _ [E] may throw your rock hide your [D] hand working in the dark can't you fell on me
[E] It's just to show his god made day and night [D] what you do in the dark will be brought to the light
[E] You may run and hide slip and [D] slide talk about the mold in your neighbor's eye
[E] It's just to show his god made rich [A] and poor you've got to reach for just what [E] you say
You'll be running on for a long [D] time
_ You [E] may run _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] on for _ [D] _ a long [E] _ _
time
[D] Let me tell you
_ [E] Some people go to church just to signify [D] time to get a date with the neighbor's wife, [E] but listen to me brother
Sure as you're born.
[D] You better let that woman alone [E] because one of these days you mark my word
[D] You think that brother is going to work [E] you're gonna come on and knock on the door.
[D] That's a small brother
You're not no more.
[E] You're unknown for a long [D] time
_ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] For a long [D] _ _ _ [E] time _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] What's the great god let me tell you the [D] news my head got wet in the midnight [E] dew
I've been down on my bendy [D] knee talking to the man from [Em] galilee
You put one hand up on my [D] head
God almighty let me tell you what he [Em] said
The voice I heard it sounded [D] sweet.
It sounded like them church of angels
[E] He placed one hand upon my [D] head good god almighty.
Let me tell you what [A] is it?
Long time
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] You run on for a long [D] time
_ _ _ [E] _ A long [D] time
For _ [E] _ [Em] _
a long [D] _ _ _ [F#] time
_ [E] _ [D] The _ back
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _