Billy Joel - Running On Ice: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Running On Ice" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Gsus2 A#maj7/G Am7/G There's a lot of tension in this town Fsus2/G Gsus2 I know it's building up inside of A#maj7/G Am7/G Gsus4 me Gsus2 A#maj7/G Am7/G I've got all the symptoms and the side effects Fsus2/G Gsus2 A#maj7/G Am7/G Gsus4 Of city life anxiety Gsus2 A#maj7/G Am7/G Fsus2/G I could never understand why the urban attitude Gsus2 A#maj7/G Am7/G Gsus4 Is so superior Gsus2 A#maj7/G Am7/G In a world of high rise ambition Fsus2/G Gsus2 A#maj7/G Am7/G Most people's motives are ulterior Chorus: G7/B Oh! C F C Sometimes I feel as though I'm running on ice F C G6 G Paying the price too long Am7 A# C Kind of get the feeling that I'm running on ice A# C Dsus Where did my life go wrong? I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate Of culture and intelligence The culmination of technology And civilized experience But I'm carrying the weight of all the useless junk A modern man accumulates I'm a statistic in a system That a civil servant dominates, oh Chorus: And all that means is that I'm running on ice Caught in a vise so strong I'm slipping and sliding, 'cause I'm running on ice Where did my life go wrong? Gm D#maj7/G D/G You've got to run, run, run Gm7 Gm7/F D# Oh! Cm7 F A# Oh! Gm D#maj7/G D/G Run, Run, Run Gm7 Gm7/F D# Oh! Cm7 F D Oh! As fast as I can climb A new disaster every time I turn around As soon as I get one fire put out There's another building burning down They say this highway's going my way But I don't know where it's taking me It's a bad waste, a sad case, a rat race It's breaking me, oh I get no traction 'cause I'm running on ice It's taking me twice as long I get a bad reaction 'cause I'm running on ice Where did my life go wrong? You've got to run, run, run, run, oh, oh-oh-oh Run, run, run, run, run, run, oh, oh-oh-oh Running on ice Running on ice Running, running on ice Running on ice, running on ice Slippin' and slidin', running on ice Running on ice, slippin' and slidin' Running on ice You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  A#maj7  Am7  B  C  Cm7  D  D#  D#maj7  F  Fsus2  G  G6  G7  Gm  Gm7  Gsus2  Gsus4  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Running On Ice" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Running On Ice" by Billy Joel.