Run On ukulele

Run On

• F#

Intro (0:00) 

g--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--| x4 
d--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--| 
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--| 
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 



   Piano riff 



Verse (0:20) 

F# 
Lord God Almighty let me tell the news 
E 
My head got wet in midnight dew 
F# 
Great God I been down on my bended knees 
E 
Talking to a man from Galilee 



Verse (0:30) 

F# 
Michael spoke and he sound so sweet 
E 
I thought I heard the shuffle of angels' feet 
F# 
He put one hand upon my head 
E 
Great God Almighty let me tell you what he said 



PreChorus (0:40) 

A 
"Go tell that lonesome liar  
Go tell that midnight rider 
B 
Tell the gamblin', ramblin' backslider 
Tell them God Almighty gonna cut 'em down" 



Chorus (0:50) 

F# 
You might run on for a long time 
E 
Run on, ducking and dodging 
F# 
Run on, children, for a long time 
E 
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down 



Verse (1:00) 

You might throw your rock, hide your head 
Work in the dark with your fellow men 
Sure as God made you rich and poor 
You're gonna reap just what you sow 



Chorus (1:10) 

F# 
You might run on for a long time 
E 
Run on, ducking and dodging 
F# 
Run on, children, for a long time 
E 
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down 



Chorus (1:20) 

F# 
You might run on for a long time 
E 
Run on, ducking and dodging 
F# 
Run on, children, for a long time 
E 
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down 



Chorus (1:30) 

F# 
You might run on for a long time 
E 
Run on, ducking and dodging 
F# 
Run on, children, for a long time 
E 
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down 



Bridge (1:39) 

g--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--| x4 
d--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--| 
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--| 
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 

Slide Guitar 
b--5\14--| 

Piano riff comes back at 1:49 



Piano only (1:59) 

g--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--| 
d--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--| 
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--| 
e--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 



Verse (2:04) 

F# 
Some people go to church just to signify 
E 
Trying to make a date with the neighbor's wife 
F# 
Brother let me tell you just as sure as you're born 
E 
You better leave that woman alone 



PreChorus (2:14) 

A 
Go tell that lonesome liar 
Go tell that midnight rider 
B 
Tell the gamblin', ramblin' backslider 
Tell them God Almighty gonna cut 'em down 



Chorus (2:24) 

F# 
You might run on for a long time 
E 
Run on, ducking and dodging 
F# 
Run on, children, for a long time 
E 
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down 



Chorus (2:36) 

You might run on for a long time 
Run on, ducking and dodging 
Run on, children, for a long time 
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down 



Chorus (2:44) 

F# 
You might run on for a long time 
E 
Run on, ducking and dodging 
F# 
Run on, children, for a long time 
E 
Let me tell you God Almighty gonna cut you down 



Play the Chorus 7 other times to the fade out end.  

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