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Running Game

Allen Stone

R&B / SoulMedium for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon
G
D××
Am7×
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Em7
D#m7Diagram coming soon
E7

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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hide this tab Verse Riff in it's complete form:  
 
(1)                               (2) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------3-h5 / 7--3-------------------------3-h5 / 7--3----------------| 
E|----3--3-h5--------------3- 3-h5-------3--3-h5--------------3--5-----------| 
 
                 (1)                          (3) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------3-h5 / 7--3-----------------5-5----3---------------------------| 
E|----3--3-h5--------------3- 3-h5-----------------3-3-h5--------------------| 
 
 
Intro: 
 
 Section:  (1, 2, 1, 3, 3) 
 
verse 1: 
      (1) 
Well, I've been looking for you all morning, 
(2) 
I ain't heard a word from you yet, 
(1) 
I've been looking for you all morning, 
(3) 
You've been writing bad checks, yeah, 
(3) 
You've been writing bad checks, 
 
 
verse 2: 
        (1) 
And I've been looking for you all morning, 
(2) 
You ain't ever picked up your phone, 
(1) 
I've been looking for you all morning, 
(3) 
You've been leaving me alone, 
(3) 
You've been leaving me alone, yeah, 
(3) 
You've been leaving me alone,        (rest for 4) 
 
 
 
Am7                                Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                                    G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G        Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
             G(stop hit)                            G 
Saying you've been running game on me, too, 
 
 
MUSIC BREAK: 
Section:  (1, 2, 1, 3, 3) 
 
 
verse 3: 
 
     (1) 
And I've been looking for you all morning, 
(2) 
I just need a bit of your time, 
(1) 
I've been looking for you all morning, 
(3) 
I've been left behind, yeah, 
        (3) 
And I've been left behind, 
 
 
verse 4: 
 
    (1) 
And I've been trying to call you all morning, 
(2)                                 
I don't know what else to do, 
(1) 
I've been trying to call you all morning, 
(3) 
But I ain't getting through, no, 
(3) 
But I ain't getting through, 
 
 
 
Am7                      Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                          G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G      Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
        G(stop hit)         G(stop hit) 
Saying you've been running game on me,  
 
 
Bridge: 
Dm7 
You've been running the game, 
Am7      Em7 
Far too long, 
     Dm7  
And I've been so ashamed, 
   Am7      G   /*G 
I can't go on, 
Dm7 
You've been running the game, 
Am7      Em7    D#m7 
Far too long, 
     Dm7 
And I've been so ashamed, 
   E7 
I can't go on, oh, 
 
 
 
Am7                      Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                         G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G      Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
        G                            
Saying you've been running game on me,  
 
 
 
Am7                      Dm7 
You know the reason I'm calling you, 
Am7                          G         
You've got to explain your rules, 
*G      Dm7 
'Cause people, they've been talking, 
        G         G       Am7          
Saying you've been running game on me,  too   
          
 

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Chord set

B · G · D · Am7 · Dm7 · Em7 · D#m7 · E7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.