The Running Kind Chords
The Running Kind by Merle Haggard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G
I was born the running kind, leaving always on my mind
G C
Home was never home to me at anytime
C D
Every front door found me open I would find the back door open
G
There just had to be a lesson for the running kind
Within me there's a prison, surrounding me alone
As real as any dungeon with a wall of stone
I know running's not the answer, but running's been my nature
And a part of me that keeps me moving on
I was born the running kind, leaving always on my mind
Home was never home to me at anytime
Every front door found me open I would find the back door open
There just had to be a lesson for the running kind
(repeat progession once or twice and fade