Running Game Chords

KeyG# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays530

Running Game by Allen Stone is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords Am7, Dm7, G, G(stop, Em7, D#m7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G#
Text
16
Speed
  			
Verse Riff in it's complete form:  

(1)                               (2) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------3-h5 / 7--3-------------------------3-h5 / 7--3----------------| 
E|----3--3-h5--------------3- 3-h5-------3--3-h5--------------3--5-----------| 

                 (1)                          (3) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------3-h5 / 7--3-----------------5-5----3---------------------------| 
E|----3--3-h5--------------3- 3-h5-----------------3-3-h5--------------------| 


Intro: 
 
 Section:  (1, 2, 1, 3, 3) 

verse 1: 
      (1) 
Well, I've been looking for you all morning, 
(2) 
I ain't heard a word from you yet, 
(1) 
I've been looking for you all morning, 
(3) 
You've been writing bad checks, yeah, 
(3) 
You've been writing bad checks, 


verse 2: 
        (1) 
And I've been looking for you all morning, 
(2) 
You ain't ever picked up your phone, 
(1) 
I've been looking for you all morning, 
(3) 
You've been leaving me alone, 
(3) 
You've been leaving me alone, yeah, 
(3) 
You've been leaving me alone,        (rest for 4) 


 
Am7                                Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                                    G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G        Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
             G(stop hit)                            G 
Saying you've been running game on me, too, 


MUSIC BREAK: 
Section:  (1, 2, 1, 3, 3) 


verse 3: 

     (1) 
And I've been looking for you all morning, 
(2) 
I just need a bit of your time, 
(1) 
I've been looking for you all morning, 
(3) 
I've been left behind, yeah, 
        (3) 
And I've been left behind, 


verse 4: 

    (1) 
And I've been trying to call you all morning, 
(2)                                 
I don't know what else to do, 
(1) 
I've been trying to call you all morning, 
(3) 
But I ain't getting through, no, 
(3) 
But I ain't getting through, 


 
Am7                      Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                          G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G      Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
        G(stop hit)         G(stop hit) 
Saying you've been running game on me,  


Bridge: 
Dm7 
You've been running the game, 
Am7      Em7 
Far too long, 
     Dm7  
And I've been so ashamed, 
   Am7      G   /*G 
I can't go on, 
Dm7 
You've been running the game, 
Am7      Em7    D#m7 
Far too long, 
     Dm7 
And I've been so ashamed, 
   E7 
I can't go on, oh, 



Am7                      Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                         G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G      Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
        G                            
Saying you've been running game on me,  



Am7                      Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                          G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G      Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
        G         G       Am7          
Saying you've been running game on me,  too   
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante