OneRepublic - Run: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Run" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Run Guitar Chords and Lyrics by OneRepublic

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Run" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

             Bm                       D
When I was a young boy living in the city
               A               G
All I did was run run run run run
                Bm                    D
Staring at the lights, they look so pretty
             A               G
Momma said “son son son son son
                  Bm                   D
You’re gonna grow up, you’re gonna get old
           A                     G
All that glitters don’t turn to gold
           Bm                  D
But until then just have your fun
      A               G
Boy, run run run run run”

              Bm  D A G
Yeah, run run run
        Bm  D A G
Run run run

When I was a young kid living in the city
All I did was pay, pay, pay, pay, pay
And every single dime that good Lord gave me
I could make it last three, four, five days
Living it up but living down low
Chasing that luck before I get old
And looking back, oh, we had some fun
Boy, run, run, run, run, run

Chorus:
Bm    D                  A        G
They tell you that the sky might fall
Bm       D                  A      G
They’ll say that you might lose it all
Bm    D           A        G
So I run until I hit that wall
        Bm                 D
Yeah I learned my lesson, count my blessings
 A                  G               Bm
Look to the rising sun and run run run

      D                  A        G
Yeah, one day well the sky might fall
Bm   D                A      G
Yeah one day I could lose it all
Bm    D           A        G
So I run until I hit that wall
     Bm                   D
If I learned one lesson, count your blessings
 A                  G
Look to the rising sun and

        Bm  D A G
Run run run
        Bm  D A G
Run run run

Didn't get everything that I wanted
But I got what I need, yeah, yeah
I see that light in the morning
Shining down on me
So take me up high, take me down low
Where it all ends nobody knows
But until then let's have some fun
Yeah, run, run, run, run, run

Chorus

Run run run
Yeah, Run run run

         Bm                 D
Yeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessings
 A                  G
Look to the rising sun
         Bm                 D
Yeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessings
 A                  G
Look to the rising sun
            Bm                  D
Yeah, if I learned one lesson, count your blessings
 A                  G                  Bm
Look to the rising sun, yeah, run run run


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 OneRepublic.