Run Rudolph Run Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays678

Run Rudolph Run by Sheryl Crow is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G9, D7, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 

D   G9   D  D7 

G                                                  D 
Out of all the reindeers you know you're the mastermind 
A                                          D 
Run, run Rudolph, Randolph ain't too far behind 

D                 G                         D 
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town 
G                                                      D 
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down 
A                                                   D 
Run, run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round 

verse 1 
D                          G                          D 
Said Santa to a boy child "What have you been longing for?" 
G                                                        D 
"All I want for Christmas is a Rock and Roll electric guitar" 
          A                                           D 
And then away went Rudolph a-whizzing like a shooting star 

D                 G                         D 
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town 
G                                                      D 
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down 
A                                        D 
Run, run Rudolph reelin' like a merry-go-round 

Guitar Solo 
D  G  D     G  D  A  D 

verse 2 No Guitar 
     D                      G                             D 
Said Santa to a girl child "What would please you most to get?" 
   G                                               D 
"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink and wet" 
          A                                        D 
And then away went Rudolph a whizzing like a Sabrejet 

D                 G                         D 
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town 
G                                                      D 
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down 
A                                                  D 
Run, run Rudolph  I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round 

G                 D                 G 
Run, run Rudolph, Run, run Rudolph, Run, run Rudolph 
D                 A 
Run, run Rudolph, Run, run Rudolph 

Outro 
D7 
With double stop pentotonic accession 
    	

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