Artist: Civil Twilight
[INTRO]
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm7] [Bbm7]
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm7] [Bbm7]
[VERSE 1]
[Gb]I got up and dusted off my [Bbm]running shoes [Db] [Ab]
To [Gb]see how far [Ebm]I could run aw[Bbm]ay [Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I got up the [Ebm]hill and came back [Bbm]down agai[Db]n
And I [Ab]blamed it all on [Ebm]you
The [Ab]foolish things I [Ebm]do
[CHORUS]
[Gb]I tried to [Ebm]leave you but I [Bbm]don't know how[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I try to [Ebm]give you up a [Bbm]thousand times[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I told mys[Ebm]elf all kinds of [Bbm]foolish lies[Ab]
But [Gb]it's your love that won't run dry
[VERSE 2]
[Gb]I have looked down all those drinking [Bbm]wells [Db] [Ab]
[Gb]In some of them, I accidentally fell[Bbm] [Db]
But [Ab]when I hit the bottom [Ebm]
All I [Ab]came up with was a [Ebm]dry and empty shell
[CHORUS]
[Gb]I tried to [Ebm]leave you but I [Bbm]don't know how[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I try to [Ebm]give you up a [Bbm]thousand times[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I told mys[Ebm]elf all kinds of [Bbm]foolish lies[Ab]
But [Gb]it's your love that won't run dry
[BRIDGE]
[Gb] [Gb] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb]I gave it in
I gave it all[B]
I just don't [Bbm]know anymore[Gb]
I can't take this
I just don't [B]know anymor[Bbm]e
[Gb] [Gb] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Gb] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [B] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Ab] [Ab] [Ab]
[CHORUS]
(soft)
[Gb]I tried to [Ebm]leave you but I[Bbm] don't know how[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I try to gi[Ebm]ve you up a tho[Bbm]usand times [Db] [Ab]
[Gb]Ooh, I tell my[Ebm]self all kinds of [Fm]foolish lies
Oh, but [Gb]it's your love, [Ebm]it's your love, that [Bbm]won't run dry [Fm]
[CHORUS]
(loud)
[Gb]I tried to l[Ebm]eave you but I [Bbm]don't know how, [Db]oh [Ab]
[Gb]I try to [Ebm]give you up a [Bbm]thousand times[Db]
[Gb]Yes, I told mys[Ebm]elf all kinds of [Bbm]foolish lies[Db]
Oh, but [Ebm]it's your love, it's your love, that [Bbm]won't [Ebm]run [Gb] [Ebm] [Bbm] dry [Gb]
[Tag]
[Gb]Oh [Eb] , i[Bm]t just[Bbm] won't run, it[Db] just won'[Gb]t run[Ebm] , dry, [Bbm]oh
[CODA]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Bbm]
(for the ending, sustain the Gb for 4 beats,
hit the Ebm 3 times with a rest on beat 4,
then sustain on a low Bb power chord)
//As a general rule throughout, use a lighter
tone/attack for the verses and soft chorus
than for the loud choruses.//
//Disclaimer: I play piano so these chords may
not fit a guitar well but they are true to the
original song.//
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm7] [Bbm7]
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm7] [Bbm7]
[VERSE 1]
[Gb]I got up and dusted off my [Bbm]running shoes [Db] [Ab]
To [Gb]see how far [Ebm]I could run aw[Bbm]ay [Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I got up the [Ebm]hill and came back [Bbm]down agai[Db]n
And I [Ab]blamed it all on [Ebm]you
The [Ab]foolish things I [Ebm]do
[CHORUS]
[Gb]I tried to [Ebm]leave you but I [Bbm]don't know how[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I try to [Ebm]give you up a [Bbm]thousand times[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I told mys[Ebm]elf all kinds of [Bbm]foolish lies[Ab]
But [Gb]it's your love that won't run dry
[VERSE 2]
[Gb]I have looked down all those drinking [Bbm]wells [Db] [Ab]
[Gb]In some of them, I accidentally fell[Bbm] [Db]
But [Ab]when I hit the bottom [Ebm]
All I [Ab]came up with was a [Ebm]dry and empty shell
[CHORUS]
[Gb]I tried to [Ebm]leave you but I [Bbm]don't know how[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I try to [Ebm]give you up a [Bbm]thousand times[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I told mys[Ebm]elf all kinds of [Bbm]foolish lies[Ab]
But [Gb]it's your love that won't run dry
[BRIDGE]
[Gb] [Gb] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb]I gave it in
I gave it all[B]
I just don't [Bbm]know anymore[Gb]
I can't take this
I just don't [B]know anymor[Bbm]e
[Gb] [Gb] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Gb] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [B] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [B] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Ab] [Ab] [Ab]
[CHORUS]
(soft)
[Gb]I tried to [Ebm]leave you but I[Bbm] don't know how[Db] [Ab]
[Gb]I try to gi[Ebm]ve you up a tho[Bbm]usand times [Db] [Ab]
[Gb]Ooh, I tell my[Ebm]self all kinds of [Fm]foolish lies
Oh, but [Gb]it's your love, [Ebm]it's your love, that [Bbm]won't run dry [Fm]
[CHORUS]
(loud)
[Gb]I tried to l[Ebm]eave you but I [Bbm]don't know how, [Db]oh [Ab]
[Gb]I try to [Ebm]give you up a [Bbm]thousand times[Db]
[Gb]Yes, I told mys[Ebm]elf all kinds of [Bbm]foolish lies[Db]
Oh, but [Ebm]it's your love, it's your love, that [Bbm]won't [Ebm]run [Gb] [Ebm] [Bbm] dry [Gb]
[Tag]
[Gb]Oh [Eb] , i[Bm]t just[Bbm] won't run, it[Db] just won'[Gb]t run[Ebm] , dry, [Bbm]oh
[CODA]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Bbm]
(for the ending, sustain the Gb for 4 beats,
hit the Ebm 3 times with a rest on beat 4,
then sustain on a low Bb power chord)
//As a general rule throughout, use a lighter
tone/attack for the verses and soft chorus
than for the loud choruses.//
//Disclaimer: I play piano so these chords may
not fit a guitar well but they are true to the
original song.//
Used chords
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