Law On The Run chords by
Horslips

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

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C

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G

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Verse 1

F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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In the small black

C

C

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hours of the morning

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G

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D

D

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Waiting for that woman to call

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Am

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C

C

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In the hoarder that expands on your liar

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G

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A prize on your head and

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D

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one bullet in your gun

Am

Am

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You were lied to, cheated,

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C

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G

G

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ripped off, beaten away

You could not understand

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D

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G

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Am

Am

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Unless you lie to think of just

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C

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who you'd like to shoot

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G

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Your fingers start itching when

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D

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C

C

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you reach out your hand

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G

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Well, you pick up the phone,

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D

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you dial any number with your gun

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C

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G

G

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Let's put a total stranger on the spot and

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D

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C

C

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see what he would've done

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G

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Anyway, you got a few minutes left

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D

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C

C

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before the justice comes

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G

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Hey mister, you don't know me,

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F

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G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

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I'm the law on the run

D

D

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G

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A

A

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When that sad -hearted wo

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Am

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C

C

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man comes callin'

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G

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You're gonna settle

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D

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accounts on that run

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Am

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Your innocence don't matter to

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C

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Starkey

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G

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But she knows that a crime

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D

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is a victim

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G

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D

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Am

Am

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C

C

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You've been beat up, locked up,

mistreated and shut up

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G

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In this room when it's

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C

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D

D

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getting you down

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G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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C

C

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You got a few bills to settle with

a gun that they loaned you

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G

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D

D

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C

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Then you can say goodbye to this whole crazy town

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G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

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F

F

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G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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G

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F

F

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G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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And the blues fall as we fall,

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G

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D

D

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you cut so short as to keep out the sun

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Am

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C

C

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It's been burning your eyes for two hours,

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G

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D

D

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and two hours ago you knew that she wouldn't come

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Am

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But you caught out, bought out,

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C

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G

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or did you just find out

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C

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But a love that's been wasted

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G

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D

D

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like this is no use

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Am

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So you pick up the phone,

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C

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dial a number once more

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G

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But the same old tone of screaming,

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D

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G

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you spit on the truth

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C

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G

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Hey mister, can you tell me

D

D

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what I'm doing wrong?

C

C

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G

G

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Well, they give me a badge and

D

D

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G

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D

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they give me a gun

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C

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G

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They give me a file full of words but

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D

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G

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C

C

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I don't know their song

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G

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Log on 5's

Gone

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F

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G

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D

D

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Low, I got the low on the road

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Chords

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Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Law On The Run by Horslips is A major.

The primary chords used in Law On The Run are D, A, G, Bm, E, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Law On The Run is approximately 162 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Law On The Run using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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