Daughter - Run: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Run" 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.

Gm
While I powder my nose
D7
He will powder his gums
          D#
And if I try to get close
A#
He is already gone
Gm
Don't know where he's going
D7
Don't know where he's been
D#
But he is restless at night
A#
Cause he has horrible dreams

So we lay in the dark
We got nothing to say
Just the beating of hearts
Like two drums in the gray
I don't know what we're doing
I don't know what we've done
But the fire is coming
So I think we should run
I think we should

Chorus:
 Gm               D7
Run, run, run, run
 D#             A#
Run, run, run, run
 Gm               D7
Run, run, run, run
 D#             A#
Run, run, run, run

While I put on my shoes
He will button his coat
And we will step outside
Checking that the coast is
Clear on both sides
Cause we don't want to be seen now
This is suicide
But you can't see the ropes

And I won't tell my mother
It's better she don't know
And he won't tell his folks
'Cause they're already ghosts
And we'll just keep each other
As safe as we can
Until we reach the border
Until we make our plan

Chorus

          Gm               D7
Will you stay with me, my love
             D# A#
For another day?
                Gm         D7
'Cause I don't want to be alone
                   D#  A#
When I'm in this state

Will you stay with me, my love
'Till we're old and gray?
'Cause I don't want to be alone
When these bones decay

Chorus:
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Run" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Run" by Daughter.