Nowhere To Run chords by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Chorus 1

Nowhere to run to, ba by,

nowhere to hide

Got nowhere to run to, ba by,

nowhere to hide

Verse 1

It's not love, I'm a running from

It's the heartbreak I know will come

'Cause I know you're no good for me,

but you've become a part of me

Pre-chorus 1

Ev'rywhere I go, your face I see,

Chorus 2
ev'ry step I take, you take with me yeah
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) Nowhere to  (F/G) run   to,  (C/G) ba    by,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) nowhere to  (F/G) hide   (C/G) 
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) Got nowhere to  (F/G) run   to,  (C/G) ba    by,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) nowhere to  (F/G) hide   (C/G) 

Bridge 1

I know you're not good for me,

but free of you I'll never be, no

Verse 2

Each night as I sleep,

into my heart you creep

I wake up feelin' sorry I met you,

hoping soon that I'll forget you

Pre-chorus 2

When I look in the mirror to comb my hair

Chorus 3
I see your face just a smiling there
G 
F/G 
 (G major) Nowhere to  (F/G) run,
C/G 
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (C/G) nowhere to  (G major) hide from you  (F/G) baby   (C/G) 
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) Got nowhere to  (F/G) run   to,  (C/G) ba    by,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) nowhere to  (F/G) hide   (C/G) 

Bridge 2

I know you're no good for me,

but you've become a part of me

Verse 3
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) How can I fight  (F/G) a lov (C/G) er,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) that shouldn't be,  (F/G)  (C/G) 
G 
when  (G major) it's so deep
F/G 
C/G 
 (F/G) So  (C/G) deep,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) deep inside of me  (F/G)  (C/G) 

Pre-chorus 3

My love reaches so high I can't get over it

Chorus 4
It's so wide I can't get around it, no
G 
F/G 
 (G major) Nowhere to  (F/G) run,
C/G 
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (C/G) nowhere to  (G major) hide from you  (F/G) baby   (C/G) 
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) Just can't get  (F/G) away  from you  (C/G) baby,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) no matter how I  (F/G) try    (C/G) 

Bridge 3

I know you're no good for me,

but free of you I'll never be

Chorus 5
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) Nowhere to  (F/G) run   to,  (C/G) ba    by,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) nowhere to  (F/G) hide   (C/G) 
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) Got nowhere to  (F/G) run   to,  (C/G) ba    by,
G 
F/G 
C/G 
 (G major) nowhere to  (F/G) hide   (C/G) 
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 131

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Nowhere To Run by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Nowhere To Run the way Martha Reeves & The Vandellas intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.