Skip to content

Running Kind chords by Merle Haggard (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D7
G
C

Intro 1

D7

D7

G

Chorus 1
G 
I  was born the runnin' kind
With leavin' always on my mind
C 
Home was never home to me at any time
D7 
Every front door found me hopin'
I would find the back door open
There just had to be an exit
G 
for the runnin' kind

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Verse 1

G

Within me there's a prison

surrounding me alone

C

As real as any dungeon with its walls of stone

D7

I know running's not the answer

Yeah, but running's been my nature

G

And a part of me that keeps me movin' on

Chorus 2
G 
I  was born the runnin' kind
With leavin' always on my mind
C 
Home was never home to me at any time
D7 
Every front door found me hopin'
I would find the back door open
There just had to be an exit
G 
for the runnin' kind

Solo 1

G

G

C

D7

D7

G

Chorus 3
G 
I  was born the runnin' kind
With leavin' always on my mind
C 
Home was never home to me at any time
D7 
Every front door found me hopin'
I would find the back door open
There just had to be an exit
G 
for the runnin' kind

Outro 1

G

G

C

D7

[Fade out]

Unlock All Tools

100+ tunings, chord games & metronome

GuitarPianoUkulele

0

D7
G
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 135

How did you like the song?

5.0 (1)

You need to to leave a rating.

5.0 (1)288 views

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

D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

Even perfectly fretted chords sound wrong on an out-of-tune guitar. Get in tune in seconds, right in your browser, with the free online guitar tuner

This is the definitive original version of Running Kind by Merle Haggard, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn Running Kind the way Merle Haggard intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Running Kind

Merle Haggard

More songs by Merle Haggard

Discover chords for more songs to play

Mama Tried

4.8

10.1K

Silver Wings

4.7

2.2K

Pancho And Lefty

4.8

2.1K

Hungry Eyes

5.0

830

Sing Me Back Home

4.8

1.2K

Today I Started Loving You Again

5.0

109

I'm A Lonesome Fugitive

5.0

426

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)

Jim Croce

4.9

4.5K

Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine

Tom T. Hall

4.7

215

Superstition

Stevie Wonder

4.2

8.4K

Whiskey In The JarTabs

Thin Lizzy

4.5

6.5K

Heart Of Gold

Neil Young

4.9

17.2K

Pancho And Lefty

Townes Van Zandt

4.9

1K

Mother And Child Reunion

Paul Simon

4.7

438

Featured in collections

Browse collections that include this song

Acoustic Rock

Beginner

Outlaw Country

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Penjaga Hati

Ari Lasso

Sana'y Di Nalang

Bandang Lapis

Balisong

Rivermaya

5

I Speak Jesus

Here Be Lions, Darlene Zschech

2

For My Dearly Departed

FRANCO

1

Demi Waktu

Ungu

12

Umaaraw, Umuulan

Rivermaya

2