Run-Around
Blues TravelerVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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Once upon a midnight dearie
I woke with something in my head
I couldn't escape the memory
Of a phone call and of what you said
Like a game show contestant with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend
Who needs to humor me and tell me lies
Yeah humor me and tell me lies
And I'll lie too and say I don't mind
And as we seek so shall we find
And when you're feeling open I'll still be here
But not without a certain degree of fear
Of what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully
But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Slow me down
And shake me and my confidence
About a great many things
But I've been there I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings
Of a bad play where the heroes are right
And nobody thinks or expects too much
And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights
Singing hey babe let's keep in touch
Hey baby let's keep in touch
But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me
And show me all the things no one else can see
So what you feel becomes mine as well
And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell
What's yours and mine the finshings fine
And it doesn't have to rhyme so don't feed me a line
But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Slow me down
Tra la la la la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking
And I've got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
And there ain't a whole lot that you can do
Oh sure the banner may be torn and wind's gotten colder
Perhaps I've grown a little cynical
But I know no matter what the waitress brings
I shall drink in and always be full
My cup shall always be full
Oh I like coffee, And I like tea
I'd like to be able to enter a final plea
I still got this dream that you can't shake
I love you to the point you can no longer take
Well all right okay
So be that way
I hope and pray
That there's something left to say
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But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
Slow me down
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Readable chord sheet for Run-Around by Blues Traveler
|[G] [Cadd9] [Am] [D]| x 2 [G]Once [Cadd9]upon a[Am] midnight[D] dearie [G]I woke [Cadd9]with something[Am] in my[D] head [G]I couldn't [Cadd9]escape t[Am]he m[D]emory [G]Of a [Cadd9]phone call and[Am] of what you[D] said [G]Like a [Cadd9]game show[Am] contestant [D]with a parting g[G]ift I could [C]not [Am]believe my [D]eyes [G]When I [Cadd9]saw through the[Am] voice[D] of a trusted fr[G]iend [G]Who nee[Cadd9]ds to humor me [Am]and te[D]ll me[G] lies [G]Yeah [Cadd9]humor me and[Am] tell me[D] lies [G]And I'll [Cadd9]lie too [Am]and say [D]I don't mind [G]And as [Cadd9]we seek[Am] so shall[D] we find [G]And when [Cadd9]you're feeling[Am] open I[D]'ll still be here [G]But not [Cadd9]without a [Am]certain [D]degree of fear[G] [G]Of what [Cadd9]will be with[Am] you and[D] me [G]I still [Cadd9]can see th[Am]ings hope[D]fully [G]But [Cadd9]you [Am] [D] [G]Why you [Cadd9]wanna give[Am] me a[D] run-around [G]Is it a [Cadd9]sure-fire way to [Am]speed things[D] up [G]When all [Cadd9]it does is[Am] slow me[D] down Slow me down [G]And shake [Cadd9]me and[Am] my confi[D]dence [G]About a [Cadd9]great [Am]many th[D]ings [G]But I've been [Cadd9]there I can[Am] see it[D] cower [G]Like a ne[Cadd9]rvous m[Am]agician [D]waiting in the wing[G]s Of a [Cadd9]bad play[Am] where the[D] heroes are righ[G]t And nobody [Cadd9]thinks or[Am] expects too[D] much [G]And Hollyw[Cadd9]ood's calling for th[Am]e movie[D] rights [G]Singing hey [Cadd9]babe let's [Am]keep in[D] touch [G]Hey [Cadd9]baby let's[Am] keep in[D] touch [G]But I want [Cadd9]more than a t[Am]ouch I want you to[D] reach me [G]And show me [Cadd9]all the [Am]things no one[D] else can see [G]So what you [Cadd9]feel becomes[Am] mine as [D]well [G]And soon if we'[Cadd9]re lucky we'd[Am] be unable to[D] tell [G]What's yours and [Cadd9]mine the[Am] finshings[D] fine [G]And it [Cadd9]doesn't [Am]have to rh[D]yme so don't feed me a[G] line [G]But [Cadd9]you [Am] [D] [G]Why you [Cadd9]wanna give[Am] me a[D] run-around [G]Is it a [Cadd9]sure-fire way to [Am]speed things[D] up [G]When all [Cadd9]it does is[Am] slow me[D] down [G]Slow [Cadd9]me down [Am] [G]Tra la la la la [Cadd9]bomba dear this is the[Am] pilot[D] speaking [G]And I'v[Cadd9]e got [Am]some news[D] for you [G]It seems my [Cadd9]ship still stands[Am] no matter what you[D] drop [G]And there ain't a whole [Cadd9]lot tha[Am]t you can[D] do [G]Oh sure the [Cadd9]banner may be torn and[Am] wind's gotten[D] colder [G]Perhaps [Cadd9]I've grown a [Am]little cy[D]nical [G]But I know no[Cadd9] matter what the[Am] waitress[D] brings [G]I shall [Cadd9]drink in and[Am] always be[D] full [G]My c[Cadd9]up shall always[Am] be [D]full [G]Oh I like [Cadd9]coffee,[Am] And I like[D] tea [G]I'd like [Cadd9]to be able to[Am] enter a [D]final plea [G]I [Cadd9]still got this [Am]dream that you [D]can't shake [G]I love [Cadd9]you to the[Am] point you can[D] no longer take [G]Well all rig[Cadd9]ht okay [Am]So be that [D]way [G]I hope and p[Cadd9]ray That there's s[Am]omething l[D]eft to say x2 [G]But [Cadd9]you [Am] [D] [G]Why you [Cadd9]wanna give[Am] me a[D] run-around [G]Is it a [Cadd9]sure-fire way to [Am]speed things[D] up [G]When all [Cadd9]it does is[Am] slow me[D] down Slow me down | / slide up | \ slide down | [h] hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note