Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
(C/G G) X3 | Em | Em | C/G | Em7 | D | D |
C/G G C/G G
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
C/G G C/G G
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
C/G G C/G G
In '65, I was seventeen , running up 101
C G/B D
I don't know where I' m running now, I 'm just running on.
CHORUS: C/G G
(Running on) Running on empty
C/G G
(Running on) Running blind
C/G G Em
Running into the sun, but running behind.
C/G G C/G G
Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive,
C/G G C/G G
Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive.
C/G G C/G G
In 69, I was 21 and I called the road my own.
C G/B D
I don't know where this road turned into the one I'm on.
Chorus: C/G G
(Running on) Running on empty
C/G G
(Running on) Running blind
C/G G Em
Running into the sun, but running behind.
Solo: (C/G G) X3 | Em | Em | C/G | Em7 | D | D |
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Bridge:
Em C D G
Everyone I know ,everywhere I go,
Em D C G
people need some reason to believe
Em C D G
If it takes all night, that'll be all right
C D | C G/B Am G | G |
If I can get you to smile before I leave.
C/G G C/G G
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels.
C/G G C/G G
I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels.
C/G G C/G G
I look around for the friends that I used to turn to that pulled me through.
C G/B D
Looking into their eyes, I see they're running, too.
Chorus: C/G G
(Running on) Running on empty
C/G G
(Running on) Running blind
C/G G Em
Running into the sun, but running behind
C/G G C/G G
Honey, you really tempt me, the way you look so kind.
C D | C G/B Am G | G |
I wanna know who you are but I'm running behind.
C D | C G/B Am G | G |
And I don't even know what I'm hoping to find.
C D | C G/B Am G |
Running into the sun, but running behind.
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