Running On Empty
Jackson BrowneVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
3x
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
Looking back at the years gone by, like so many summer fields
In sixty-five I was seventeen, and running up 101
I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun, but I m running behind.
Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive
Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive
In sixty-nine I was twenty-one, and called the road my own
I don't know when that road turned onto the road I'm on.
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun, but I m running behind.
Everyone I know, everywhere I go
People need some reason to believe;
I don't know about anyone but me
If it takes all night, that'll be all right
If I can get you to smile before I leave
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels
I look around for the friends I used to turn to, to pull me through
Looking into their eyes I see them running too
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun, but I m running behind.
Honey you really tempt me; you know the way you look so kind
I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind
You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find
Running into the sun but I'm running behind.
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Readable chord sheet for Running On Empty by Jackson Browne
[D] [D/A] 3x [F#m] [F#m] [D] [E] [D]Looking out at the [A]road rushing under my [D]wheel[A]s [D]Looking back at the [A]years gone by, like [D]so many summer [A]fields [D]In sixty-five I was [A]seventeen, and [D]running up 10[A]1 [D]I don't know where I'm [A]running now, I'm just [E]running on Running [D]on, running on [A]empty Running [D]on, running [A]blind Running [D]on, running into the [A]sun, but I m running be[F#m]hind. [E] [D]Gotta do what you [A]can just to keep your [D]love alive[A] [D]Trying not to con[A]fuse it with what you [D]do to sur[A]vive [D]In sixty-nine I was [A]twenty-one, and [D]called the road my [A]own [D]I don't know when that [A]road turned onto the [E]road I'm on. Running [D]on, running on [A]empty Running [D]on, running [A]blind Running [D]on, running into the [A]sun, but I m running be[F#m]hind. [E] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [F#m] [D] [E] [F#m]Everyone I [D]know, [E]everywhere I [A]go [F#m]People need some [E]reason to be[D]lieve; I don't [E]know about [A]anyone but [D]me [F#m]If it takes all [D]night, [E]that'll be all r[A]ight [D]If I can get you to [E]smile before I [D]leave[Bm] [A] [E] [A] [D]Looking out at the [A]road rushing under my [D]wheels [A] [D]I don't know how to [A]tell you all just how [D]crazy this life [A]feels [D]I look around for the [A]friends I used to [D]turn to, to pull me [A]through [D]Looking into their [A]eyes I see them [E]running too Running [D]on, running on [A]empty Running [D]on, running [A]blind Running [D]on, running into the [A]sun, but I m running be[F#m]hind. [E] [D]Honey you really [A]tempt me; you know the [D]way you look so [A]kind [D]I'd love to [E]stick around but I'm [D]running be[A]hind[Bm] [A] [E] [A] [D]You know I don't even [E]know what I'm [D]hoping to [A]find[Bm] [A] [E] [A] [D]Running into the [E]sun but I'm [D]running be[A]hind[Bm]. [A] [E] [A] [E] [D] [D/A] 10x [D] [E] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [C] [A] [G] [E] [D] [F#m] [Em] [Bm] [Am]