The Running Kind Chords by Johnny Cash, Tom Petty

Tempo:

120.65 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] 1, 2, 3, 4
[A] [B]
[E] For the running kind
me there's a prison
Surrounding me alone
real as any dungeon with its [A]
walls of stone
running's not the answer

100% ➙ 121BPM

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To learn Johnny Cash, Tom Petty - The Running Kind chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, B, E, A, E and B in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 121. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

[E] 1, 2, 3, 4 _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] For the running kind
Within _ _ me _ there's a prison _ _ _
Surrounding me alone
_ As real as any dungeon with its [A]
walls of stone
_ I know [B]
running's not the answer
_ Though running's been my nature and the thing in me that keeps me moving
[E] _ _
_ on
_ _ I was born the running kind
With leaving _ always on my mind _ _
_ _ Home was never home to me [A] at any time _ _ _
Every [B] front door found me hoping I would find the back door open
There just had to be an exit [E] for the running kind
_ I _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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was born the running kind
With leaving always on my mind _ _
_ _ Home was never home to me [A] at any time _ _ _
[B] Every front door found me hoping I would find the back door open
There just had to be an exit [E] for the running kind _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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