Running Scared Roy Orbison

 
 




                             "Running Scared"<br/>
                        (Roy Orbison - Joe Melson)<br/>
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 Verse 1:<br/>
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               A<br/>
 Just running scared<br/>
               Bm<br/>
 Each place we go<br/>
      C#m<br/>
 So afraid<br/>
 E7           E9sus4    E7<br/>
              077770  07675x<br/>
 That he might show<br/>
 <br/>
 Verse 2:<br/>
                A [drums enter]<br/>
 Yeah, running scared<br/>
              Bm<br/>
 What would I do<br/>
            C#m<br/>
 If he came back<br/>
 E7          A<br/>
 And wanted you<br/>
 <br/>
 Verse 3:<br/>
 <br/>
               A [electrics enter]<br/>
 Just running scared<br/>
         Bm<br/>
 Feeling low<br/>
          C#m  [bass enters]<br/>
 Running scared<br/>
               E7<br/>
 You loved him so<br/>
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 Verse 4:<br/>
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               A [backing vocals enter]<br/>
 Just running scared<br/>
            Bm<br/>
 Afraid to lose<br/>
            C#m<br/>
 If he came back<br/>
 E7                    A    A7<br/>
 Which one would you choose<br/>
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 Coda:<br/>
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 D            D6 [guitars stay on D; strings follow D6 and Dmaj7]<br/>
 Then all at once<br/>
 Dmaj7            D     Dmaj7  D6<br/>
 He was standing there<br/>
     D          D6<br/>
 So sure of himself<br/>
     Dmaj7        D     Dmaj7  D6<br/>
 His head in the air<br/>
 D              D6<br/>
 My heart was breaking<br/>
 Dmaj7              D<br/>
 Which one would it be<br/>
 D             D6        D     E7       A<br/>
 You turned around and walked away with me<br/>
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 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers<br/>
 
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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Running&nbsp;Scared" 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Roy&nbsp;Orbison&nbsp;-&nbsp;Joe&nbsp;Melson) 
 
 Verse&nbsp;1: 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A 
 Just&nbsp;running&nbsp;scared 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bm 
 Each&nbsp;place&nbsp;we&nbsp;go 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m 
 So&nbsp;afraid 
 E7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E9sus4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E7 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;077770&nbsp;&nbsp;07675x 
 That&nbsp;he&nbsp;might&nbsp;show 
 
 Verse&nbsp;2: 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;[drums&nbsp;enter] 
 Yeah,&nbsp;running&nbsp;scared 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bm 
 What&nbsp;would&nbsp;I&nbsp;do 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m 
 If&nbsp;he&nbsp;came&nbsp;back 
 E7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A 
 And&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;you 
 
 Verse&nbsp;3: 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;[electrics&nbsp;enter] 
 Just&nbsp;running&nbsp;scared 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bm 
 Feeling&nbsp;low 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m&nbsp;&nbsp;[bass&nbsp;enters] 
 Running&nbsp;scared 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E7 
 You&nbsp;loved&nbsp;him&nbsp;so 
 
 Verse&nbsp;4: 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;[backing&nbsp;vocals&nbsp;enter] 
 Just&nbsp;running&nbsp;scared 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bm 
 Afraid&nbsp;to&nbsp;lose 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m 
 If&nbsp;he&nbsp;came&nbsp;back 
 E7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A7 
 Which&nbsp;one&nbsp;would&nbsp;you&nbsp;choose 
 
 Coda: 
 
 D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D6&nbsp;[guitars&nbsp;stay&nbsp;on&nbsp;D;&nbsp;strings&nbsp;follow&nbsp;D6&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dmaj7] 
 Then&nbsp;all&nbsp;at&nbsp;once 
 Dmaj7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dmaj7&nbsp;&nbsp;D6 
 He&nbsp;was&nbsp;standing&nbsp;there 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D6 
 So&nbsp;sure&nbsp;of&nbsp;himself 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dmaj7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dmaj7&nbsp;&nbsp;D6 
 His&nbsp;head&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;air 
 D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D6 
 My&nbsp;heart&nbsp;was&nbsp;breaking 
 Dmaj7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D 
 Which&nbsp;one&nbsp;would&nbsp;it&nbsp;be 
 D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A 
 You&nbsp;turned&nbsp;around&nbsp;and&nbsp;walked&nbsp;away&nbsp;with&nbsp;me 
 
 
 --&nbsp;another&nbsp;ace&nbsp;60's&nbsp;tab&nbsp;from&nbsp;Andrew&nbsp;Rogers 
 
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