Runnin' Blue Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays544

Runnin' Blue by The Doors is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, Bm, A, C, D, E7, G5 and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
Poor Otis dead and gone 
Left me here to sing his song 
Pretty little girl with a red dress on 
Poor Otis dead and gone 


RIFF 1:                PLAY THIS AFTER RIFF 1: 
(0:11)                 Am    G 
E|---------------------|-------3---------| 
B|---------------------|-1--x--3---------| 
G|-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------| 
D|----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------| 
A|-------------5------|-0--x--2----------| 
E|---------------------|-------3---------| 

VERSE: 

RIFF 1 
Well back down turn around slowly 
Am     G 
Try it again 
Bm          A 
Rememberin' when 
C 
It was easy  
Bm         A 
Try it again 
C 
Much too easy 
Bm          A 
Rememberin' when 

 

D  A      E7         A 
Al-right, look at my shoes 
D   A     E7          A 
Not quite the walkin' blues 
D     A     E7          A 
Don't fight too much to lose 
D     A         E7 
Can't fight the runnin' blues 

VERSE(same pattern, different lyrics) 

POST-VERSE: 

A    C     
Otis dead 
A      G5 
Runnin blue 
A      C 
Run so fast 
A         G5 
What do I do 

(then theres a little saxophone thing with no guitar) 

Then repeat the intro: 

e|---------------------|-------3---------| 
B|---------------------|-1--x--3---------| 
G|-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------| 
D|----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------| 
A|--------------5------|-0--x--2---------| 
E|---------------------|-------3---------|

Verse 

Chorus(x2) 

Outro: 

Dm    Am    E7    Am (3x) 

Dm    Am    C     D 
    	

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