Take It On the Run — REO Speedwagon
Chords and lyrics for Take It On the Run by REO Speedwagon (key of G).
Verse 1
[G]Heard it from a friend who
[C]Heard it from a friend who
[D]Heard it from another you been messin' [G]around
[G]They say you got a boyfriend
[C]You're out late every weekend
[D]They're talkin' about you and it's bringin' me [G]down
[G]But I know the neighborhood
[C]And talk is cheap when the story is good
[D]And the tales grow taller on down the [G]line
[G]But I'm telling you babe
[C]That I don't think it's true babe
[D]And even if it is keep this in [G]mind
Chorus
[Em]You take it on the run baby
[C]If that's the way you want it baby
[D]Then I don't want you [G]around
[Em]I don't believe it
[C]Not for a minute
[Am]You're under the gun so you take it on the [D]run
Verse 2
[G]You're thinking up your white lies
[C]You're putting on your bedroom eyes
[D]You say you're coming home but you won't say [G]when
[G]But I can feel it coming
[C]If you leave tonight keep running
[D]And you need never look back [G]again
Chorus
[Em]You take it on the run baby
[C]If that's the way you want it baby
[D]Then I don't want you [G]around
[Em]I don't believe it
[C]Not for a minute
[Am]You're under the gun so you take it on the [D]run
Solo
[Em] [C] [Am] [C] [Bm] [D]
Chorus
[Em]Take it on the run baby
[C]If that's the way you want it baby
[D]Then I don't want you [G]around
[Em]I don't believe it
[C]Not for a minute
[Am]You're under the gun so you take it on the [D]run
[Em]Take it on the run baby
[C]If that's the way you want it baby
[D]Then I don't want you [G]around
[Em]I don't believe it
[C]Not for a minute
[Am]You're under the gun so you take it on the [D]run
Outro
[G]Heard it from a friend who
[C]Heard it from a friend who
[D]Heard it from another you been messin' [G]around