Take It On the Run Chords by Reo Speedwagon

Tempo:
78.15 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Take It On the Run chords
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[G] Heard it from a friend who
[C] Heard it from a friend [D] who
Heard it from [G] another you've been messing around
[D]
[G] They say you got a boyfriend
[C] You're out late every weekend
[D] They're talking about you [G] and it's bringing me down
But I know the neighborhood
[C] Talking cheap when the story is [D] good and the tales go apart
But [G]
I'm telling you
[C] And I don't think it's true
[D] And even if it is keep this [G] in mind
[D] [Em] You take it on the run
[C] If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Yeah, I don't want you [G] around
[D] [Em] I don't believe [C] it
Not for a minute
[Am] You're up for the guns, so you [D] take it on the run
[G] You're picking up your white [C] lies
You're putting on your bedroom [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 keep [D] running
And you need never
[G]
[D] You [Em] take it on the run
[C] If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want [G] you around
[D] [Em] I don't [C] believe it
Not for a [Am] minute
You're up for the guns, so you [D] take it on the run
[Em] [C]
[Am] [C] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Am] [C] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Am] [B] [D]
[E] [C]
[Am] [C] [B] [D]
[Em] Take it on the run, [C] baby
If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want you [G] around
I [D] [Em] don't believe [C] it
Not for a minute
[Am] You're up for the guns, so you take [D] it on the run
[E] Take it on the run, [C] baby
If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't [G]
[Bm] [Em] believe [C] it
Not for a [Am] minute
You're up for the guns, so [D] you take it on the run
[G] Heard it from a friend [C] who
Heard it from a friend [D] who
Heard it from [C] another, you've been [G] messing around
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Reo Speedwagon - (30th Anniversary Edition) Take It On The Run chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, D, G, C, Em, C, G, D, Am, D and Em of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 39 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 78. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] Heard it from a friend who
[C] Heard it from a friend [D] who
Heard it from [G] another you've been messing around
[D] _
[G] They say you got a boyfriend
[C] You're out late every weekend
[D] They're talking about you [G] and it's bringing me down
But I know the neighborhood
[C] Talking cheap when the story is [D] good and the tales go apart
But [G] _ _
I'm _ telling you
[C] And I don't think it's true
[D] And even if it is keep this [G] in mind
[D] [Em] You take it on the run
[C] If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Yeah, I don't want you [G] around _
[D] _ [Em] I don't believe [C] it
Not for a minute
[Am] You're up for the guns, so you [D] take it on the run
[G] You're picking up your white [C] lies
You're putting on your bedroom [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 keep [D] running
And you need never
[G] _ _
[D] You [Em] _ take it on the run
[C] If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want [G] you around _
[D] [Em] I don't [C] believe it
Not for a [Am] minute
You're up for the guns, so you [D] take it on the run _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] Take it on the run, [C] baby
If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't want you [G] around
I [D] _ [Em] _ don't believe [C] it
Not for a minute
[Am] You're up for the guns, so you take [D] it on the run _ _
_ [E] Take it on the run, [C] baby
If that's the way you want it, [D] baby
Then I don't _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ believe [C] it
Not for a [Am] minute
You're up for the guns, so [D] you take it on the run _ _
[G] _ Heard it from a friend [C] who
Heard it from a friend [D] who
Heard it from [C] another, you've been [G] messing around _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Hi Infidelity album.