Born To Run Chords
by Marillion
Born To Run by Marillion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
s Slide
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
T Tap
B Bend the note to the fret after the B
R Release back to the originally bent note
A.H. Artificial Harmonic
m Palm Muted
// Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)
Ok there's 4 guitars in this track however I have set the solo guitar and the
fill guitar as one. In the second verse there is a guitar playing staccatoed
notes in the background. Listen for it to see how it's played. Unless indicated
all lead parts are guitar 2. Enjoy!
Guitar 1 - Clean Electric
Guitar 2 - Distorted Electric (Bluesy Feel)
Guitar 3 - Clean Electric
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Intro
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Gtr. 2
e|------------|-(10)b11r10p8-------------|---|---------------------|
B|------------|--------------10p8-10b13~-|---|---------------------|
G|-7b9~-7p5-7-|--------------------------|---|-4b5r4---------------|
D|------------|--------------------------|---|-------7-5-5---------|
A|------------|--------------------------|---|-------------5h7p5---|
E|------------|--------------------------|---|-------------------8-|
Part 1
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Gtr. 1 ***first time only
e|-3------|-3------***-|-3------|-3-------------|
B|---1----|---1----0h1-|---1----|---1----0------|
G|-----0~-|-----0~-----|-----0~-|-----0~---0----| x4
D|--------|------------|--------|------------0~-|
A|--------|------------|--------|---------------|
E|--------|------------|--------|---------------|
The quiet sadness
e|---------------|
B|---------8-10~-|
G|-----5s7-9-----|
D|-5s7-----------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Of the people of the North
Echoes silently around the cold grey places
e|-(10)b12r10p8-10-8-----------------|
B|-------------------10~-------------|
G|-----------------------(7)b9r7p5-7-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
|sweep|
e|---------------------------------------(15)b17r15-15~-|
B|---10------------------------13h15b17~----------------|
G|-9----12b14-9-s9-----------15-------------------------|
D|-----------------10-12~--14---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Ecstasies undared
Tremble upon the edge of the tightly, respectably unfulfilled
e|-----------------|
B|-15b17-----------|
G|-------(7)b9r7p5-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Who drink to excess in order to forget what never happened
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----5-7b8r7p5h7-5-7-|
D|-5s7-----------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Brave faces
B|-12b13-|
Well dressed ordered minds
Bridge
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Gtr. 1
e|-3-----|--------|---------------|------------|--------|
B|---1---|-3---3~-|-1---1~-----3~-|-3---3~-5s3-|-1------|
G|-----0-|---2----|---0----2-0----|---0--------|---0----|
D|-------|--------|---------------|------------|--------|
A|-------|--------|---------------|------------|-----3~-|
E|-------|--------|---------------|------------|--------|
e|---------------|------------|--------|-------|
B|-1------3---3~-|-3---3~-5s3-|-1------|-1-----|
G|---0------0----|---0--------|---0----|---0---|
D|---------------|------------|--------|-------|
A|-----3~--------|------------|-----3~-|-----3-|
E|---------------|------------|--------|-------|
On suicide's edge
e|--------------------|
B|----------13-15b17~-|
G|----12-14-----------|
D|-14-----------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Reflected in the rain-skimmed
e|----------------|
B|-------15----15-|
G|-14s17----17----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Slate grey, battleship grey, hardship grey
Blue grey
Guitar Solo
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Gtr. 1
e|-3------|-3----------|-3------|-3-------------|
B|---1----|---1------1-|---1----|---1----0------|
G|-----0~-|-----0~-0---|-----0~-|-----0~---0----|
D|--------|------------|--------|------------0~-|
A|--------|------------|--------|---------------|
E|--------|------------|--------|---------------|
e|-3------|-3----------|-3------|-3-------------|
B|---1----|---1----0h1-|---1----|---1----0------|
G|-----0~-|-----0~-----|-----0~-|-----0~---0----|
D|--------|------------|--------|------------0~-|
A|--------|------------|--------|---------------|
E|--------|------------|--------|---------------|
Gtr. 2
e|------------------------5-----------------------5-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------5-----5---8b10-8-8-8--------------|
G|-----5-7-7b9~-----5-7b9---7b9-5-7-5~------7b9----------------7s9----7-----|
D|-5s7------------7---------------------7--------------------------10---10~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-15-15-13s12------------------15---------------------------------------|
B|----------------15~-----13-15b16----(16)r15p13-15-13----------------------|
G|---------------------14------------------------------14p12----12-14p12s10-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------14-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------13-12-10---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------x---------12-9-12b14r12-|
D|-12p10---------10-12b14r12-12-10-12b14r12b14r12p10--x------------------------|
A|-------12~--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------5-7-8----8-10s12s15s12-10~-----------|
B|-4-----------------8-------8~-------------------12h13-----|
G|-4h5p4-------5-7b9------------------------------12--------|
D|-------7-5-7------------------------------------------14~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Part 2
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Gtr. 1
e|-3----------|-3----------------|-3-----------|-3-----------------|
B|---1--------|---1----0h1-------|---1---------|---1------0--------|
G|-----0~-----|-----0~-----------|-----0~------|-----0~-----0------| x2
D|------------|------------------|-------------|--------------0~---|
A|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
|Gtr. 3
e|--------8-8-|------------8--8--|---------8-8-|--------8--------7-|
B|--------8-8-|------------10-10-|---------8-8-|--------10-------8-|
G|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------| x2
D|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
And further South, and homeless
e|-------------19-------------------|
B|----13-15b17----(17)r15-13-15-13~-|
G|-14-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Here I am
Globally altered and dishevelled
e|----------------------|
B|-----------------8----|
G|-7b9~r9r5----7s9------|
D|----------7--------10-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Oh darling, I've done it all
e|--------------------15------------------|
B|-15b17~-15p13-15b17----(17)r15-13-15----|
G|-------------------------------------14-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
An antithesis of sorts
e|-------5-----------|
B|-------------------|
G|-5h7b9---7b9-5-7-5-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Outro
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Gtr. 1
e|--------------|--------------|-----1~-----|
B|-1---1~-------|-3---3~-------|-1----------|
G|---2----------|---2----------|---1--------|
D|--------------|--------------|------------|
A|--------------|--------------|------------|
E|--------------|--------------|------------|
|Gtr. 3
e|--------8--8--|--------8--8--|--------8-8-|
B|--------10-10-|--------10-10-|--------9-9-|
G|--------------|--------------|------------|
D|--------------|--------------|------------|
A|--------------|--------------|------------|
E|--------------|--------------|------------|
And yet bound together
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---5-7b9-5-7p5-|
D|-7-------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
And hopelessly in love
e|---------------|
B|----8s10-10-13-|
G|-10------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
With the inevitable loss
e|-10b12-8-|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
And the end
Gtr. 1
e|------------1----|
B|-----4~-------1~-|
G|---5------3------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
How can we run from ourselves?