Running scared Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays709

Running scared by Roy Orbison is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am, Bm, D7, Dsus, G7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			  G 
Just running scared 
              Am 
Each place we go 
     Bm 
So afraid 
D7            Dsus      D7 
That he might show 
 
               G  
Yeah, running scared 
             Am 
What would I do 
           Bm 
If he came back 
D7          G 
And wanted you 
 
G                    
Just running scared 
        Am 
Feeling low 
         Bm   
Running scared 
              D7 
You loved him so 
 
G                    
Just running scared 
           Am 
Afraid to lose 
           Bm 
If he came back 
D7                    G    G7 
Which one would you choose 
 
C             
Then all at once 
C 
He was standing there 
C 
So sure of himself 
C 
His head in the air 
C 
My heart was breaking 
C 
Which one would it be 
C                             D7        G 
You turned around and walked away with me 
  
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante