Running Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
When you [G]look,
[D]what do you see[G]?
[D]You only see the monkey
not the [G]man [D]in me
But now I'm [G]back, [Em]and [D]that's a fact[G]
[D]Gonna show the next
generation [G]where I'm at
[D]What I

[Verse 2]
[G]mean is to say
[Em]The way [D]that[G] I was i[D]s the
same as I [G]am today
[D]Now if you're whi[G]te,
[D]or if [G]you're black
[Em]Re m[D]ember yo[G]u can'[D]t get the
monkey [G]off your [D]back

[Verse 3]
And now you're [G]running and you're running
and you're running away
You're run[C]ning from the [D]monkey [G]man
[D]And now you're [G]running and you're
running and you're running away
You're run[C]ning from the [D]monkey [G]man[D]
[G]I was

[Verse 4]
[Em]lost, [D]but now I'm fou[G]nd
[D]Some might even say
that I've [G]been around
[D]With the cro[G]wd I w[Em]ould[D] move[G]
[D]Mr. sophisticated jus[G]t can't [Em]lose
[D]Now in [Em]the style

[Verse 5]
[G]tha[D]t I was [G]dressed
I [D]was [G]the[D] steady reason
no- [G]one could test
Yeah I was smart and I was cool
No [D]matter how hard they tried
I was [G]no- ones fool

[Verse 6]
And now you're [G]running and you're
running and you're running away
You're [C]running from the [D]monkey [G]man
And [D]now you're [G]running and you're
running and you're running away
You're [C]running from the [D]monkey [G]man
Did [D]you

[Verse 7]
[G]hear [D]wha[G]t I say[D]?
[C]Now [D]did[Em] you [D]hear what [G]I say?[D][G][D]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 8]
When you [G]look, [Em]what [D]do you see?[G]
[Em]You only[D] see the monkey
not the man [Em]in me
[D]But now I'm bac[G]k,
[Em]and [D]that's a fact[G]
[Em]Gonna sh[D]ow the next
generation where [Em]I'm at
[D]What I

[Verse 9]
[G]mean [D]is [G]to say
The [D]way [G]that I [D]was is
the same as I [G]am today
And if you're white, or if you're black
Re[D]member you can't get the
monkey [G]off your back

[Verse 10]
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[G]And [D]now[G] you're runnin[C]g[D]
[G]and[D][G]
you're running and you're running [C]away[D][G][D]
[G]You're run[C]ning from the
[D]monkey man

[Outro 1]
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