Matchbox Twenty - Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)" 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.

        A
We were eyes wide open when the world got dark
Dancing to a rhythm that felt so hard
           Bsus4
You could feel it, you could feel it
          A
And blood eyes, cold vapor racing through my veins
Chasing down a feeling that I can't explain
       Bsus4
But I need it, yeah I need it
         A
And the wild dogs calling from the other side
Come on over, we could run all night
       Bsus4
Whoo-whoo! Whoo-whoo!

         A/C#
And the world just stops
         B/D#
But the night goes on
           E/G#
And the strangest sound
Like a wave that keeps on crashing over me

Chorus:
E
And when you hear it calling
E
Out underneath your window
A
There’s a world outside that's waiting
F#m7
Saying come on, come on, come on!
E
We got a restless feeling
E
And in a world of people
A
There's only you and me
F#m7                     A
Wild dogs running in a slow dream
     F#m7                              A
Oh-whoa, wild dogs running in a slow dream

We would crash hard fallin' like a waterfall
Slow, sweat dancin' in the music hall,
we were shinin’
Yeah, we were tryin’
Got a slow start rollin', we were pickin’ up steam
All time low, it's a small town scene on
the big screen, mhm

And the world just stops
But the night goes on
And the strangest sound
Like the waves that keep on crashing over me

Chorus:
E
And when you hear it calling
E
Out underneath your window
A
There’s a world outside that's waiting
F#m7
Saying come on, come on, come on!
E
We got a restless feeling
E
And in a world of people
A
There's only you and me
F#m7                     E
Wild dogs running in a slow dream
       E
Whoo-whoo!

        A                Bsus4
And if we get lost somewhere
                E/G#          A
God, I hope we never will be found
                                     Bsus4
'Cause everybody else's small town dreams
Are crashing over me

Chorus:
E
And when you hear it calling
E
Out underneath your window
A
There’s a world outside that's waiting
F#m7
Saying come on, come on, come on!
E
We got a restless feeling
E
And in a world of people
A
There's only you and me
F#m7                     A
Wild dogs running in a slow dream

     F#m7                         A
Oh-whoa, wild dogs running in a slow dream
     F#m7                              Bsus4
Oh-whoa, yeah wild dogs running in a slow, dream
                  Bsus4
Whoo-whoo! Whoo-whoo!
                  Bsus4
Whoo-whoo! Whoo-whoo!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

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 "Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)" by Matchbox Twenty.