Tuning: E A D G B E

[INTRO] Em Dm [Verse 1]

^EmSummertime in Virginia was a oven(^Dmoven) ^EmAll the kids eating ice cream with their cousins (^Dmcousins) ^EmI was studyin' while you was playing the dozens (d^Dmozens) ^EmDon't act like you was there when you ^Dmwasn't

[Refrain 1]

^EmRunnin' from the man (man) runnin' from the badge (^Dmbadge) ^EmDon't act like you was there when you ^Dmwasn't ^EmRunnin' toward our plans (plans) and the judges hands (^Dmhands) ^EmDon't act like you was there when you ^Dmwasn't

[Pre-Chorus]

^EmI know they say you crawl for your own^Dm ^EmBut in my mind I already jog^Dm ^EmIf I stand still I cannot get fa^Dmr ^EmThey want the Moon, I'm on ^DmMars

[Chorus]

^DmSometime my mind d^F#ives deep^F ^EmWhen I'm runnin' I don't want no ^Dmfree ride^F# ^FI'm just sick and tired of runnin'^Em ^DmSome nights I ^F#cry ^FCause I can see the day ^Emcomin' Together^Dm we ^F#fight ^FOh, but no more ^Brunnin'

Em Dm [Verse 2]

^EmYou and I are not different from each other (^Dmother) ^EmShut our eyes, when we slumber I see numbers (^Dmnumbers) ^EmBlack and white, we're computers, I am colored (^Dmcolored) ^EmDon't act like you was there when you ^Dmwasn't

[Refrain 2]

^EmFrom runnin' to exams (exams) to jobs for a man ^Dm(man) ^EmDon't act like you was there when you ^Dmwasn't ^EmIn the law of the land (land) the women were often banned ^Dm(banned) ^EmDon't act like you was there when you ^Dmwasn't

[Pre-Chorus]

^EmI know they say you crawl for your own^Dm ^EmBut in my mind I already jog^Dm ^EmIf I stand still I cannot get far^Dm ^EmThey want the Moon, I'm on ^DmMars

[Chorus]

[Instrumental] Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm [Pre-Chorus]

^EmI know they say you crawl for your own^Dm ^EmBut in my mind I already jog^Dm ^EmIf I stand still I cannot get far^Dm ^EmThey want the Moon, I'm on ^DmMars

[Chorus]

[Outro] Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm Em Dm

Pharrell Williams - Runnin