| Dmaj7 | D | G6 | G6/A | |
| Stuck inside these four | walls | Sent inside forever |
| Dmaj9 | G | |
| Never seeing no | one | nice again |
| A | G | D | Gm6 | G | D | Gm6 | Dm7 | Gm6 | Am | D6 | Am | D6 | Am | |
| like | you, | mama, | you, | mama | you |
| D | Am | |
| If I ever get out of here | Thought of giving it all | away |
| D | |
| To a registered charity | All i need is a pint of day |
| Am | |
| if I | ever get out of here (if we ever get out of here) |
| C | D5 | C5 | D5 | C5 | C | Fmaj7 | C | Fmaj7 | |
| C | Fmaj7 | C | |
| Well, the | rain exploded with a | mighty crash as we fell into the | sun |
| Fmaj7 | Em | |
| And the first one said to the | second on there I hope you're having | fun |
| G | C | Em | C | Am | |
| Band on the | run, | band | on the | run |
| F | C | F | Fmaj7 | |
| And the | jailer man and | Sailor Sam were | searchin ev'ry | one |
| C | |
| For the | band on the run, band on the run |
| Band on the run, band on the run |
| C | Fmaj7 | C | |
| Well, the | undertaker drew a | heavy sigh Seeing no one else had | come |
| Fmaj7 | Em | |
| And a bell was ringing in | village square For the rabbits on the | run |
| Chorus |
| C | Fmaj7 | C | |
| Well the | night was falling as the | desert world Began to settle | down |
| Fmaj7 | Em | |
| In the town they're searching for as | ev'rywhere But we never will be | found |
| G | C | Em | C | Am | |
| Band on the | run, | band | on the | run |
| F | C | F | Fmaj7 | |
| And the | county judge who | held a grudge will | search for ever | more |
| C | |
| For the | band on the run, band on the run |
| Em | G | C | |
| Band on the run, band on the run |