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Collective Soul - Run
This song is Eb standard tuning
C Am F G
e 0 0 1 3
B 1 1 1 3
G 0 2 2 0
D 2 2 3 0
A 3 0 2
E 3
You strum the C chord like 30 times for the intro and then the lyrics kick in:
Verse 1
C
Are these times contagious
Am F
Ive never been this bored before
C G
Is this the prize Ive waited for
C
Now as the hours passing
Am F
Theres nothing left here to insure
C G
I long to find a messenger
Chorus:
F C G
Have I got a long way to run (x2)
F C G
Yeah, I ruuuuuunnnnnnn
Verse 2:
C
Is there a cure among us
Am F
From this processed sanity
C G
I weaken with each voice that sings
C
In this world of purchase
Am F
Im going to buy back memories
C G
To awake some old qualities
Here is the little riff for the chorus.
F C G
e- - - - - 1 - - - 0 - - - -3 - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 3- - - -
B - - - 1- - - - 1- - - - 3 - 3 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - -
G- - 2 - - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - -0 - 0- - - - - 0- - - - - - -
D- 3 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0- - - - -
A- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
You play this 3 times for the 1st chorus, 4 for the 2nd and 6 for the ending. Each part is
labeled with the chord it starts with during the chorus.
e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B --- 13vvv - - 13vvv - - - 13 12 10 12 (x9) - - - - - - - -
G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D - - - - 10 - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Note: the 12th fret is played 9 times not the riff.
The riff is played twice for the solo and twice for the ending.
But for the ending, when you play the solo the second time, you play end on the 8th fret
on the B
string after you play the 5th fret of the G string for the second time.
For the rhythm guitar:
Intro ( the C chord strummed about 30 times)
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus (with the extra riff)
Chorus ( the one repeated 8 times)
For the lead guitar:
Chorus riff (x 3)
Chorus riff (x4)
Solo (x2)
Chorus riff (x4)
Solo (x2 with the modified ending)