Intro
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Verse 1
E                            F#m 
   What have you gathered to report to your progenitors? 
G#m                     F#m 
   Are your excuses any better than your senator's? 
E                               F#m 
   He held a conference and his wife was standing by his side 
B 
   He did her dirty but no one died 
 
Pre-Chorus 1
C#m                          G#m/D# 
   I saw Sonny Liston on the street last night 
      E                        F#m        A 
Black-fisted and strong singing Redemption Song 
                      B 
He motioned me to the sky 
        E 
I heard heaven and thunder cry 
 
Chorus 1
A               C#m 
   Run for cover 
              E                    F#m 
Run while you can baby, don't look back 
                  A    C#m 
You gotta run for cover 
          E                           B 
Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a played out trap, man 
G#m    A                  B   C#m 
   You know you're not the only one 
A                           B 
   And don't look back, just run for cover 
 
Verse 2
E                              F#m 
   What are you waiting for, a kiss or an apology? 
G#m                               F#m 
   You think by now you'd have an A in toxicology 
E                                 F#m 
   It’s hard to pack the car when all you do is shame us 
B 
   It’s even harder when the dirtbag’s famous 
 
Pre-Chorus 2
C#m                       G#m/D# 
   I saw my mother on the street last night 
    E                         F#m          A 
All pretty and strong, singing “the road is long” 
                             B 
I said “Momma, I know you’ve tried” 
 
But she fell on her knees and cried 
 
  
Chorus 2
A               C#m 
   Run for cover 
              E                    F#m 
Run while you can baby, don't look back 
                  A    C#m 
You gotta run for cover 
          E                           B 
Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a played out trap, man 
G#m  A                  B   C#m 
   I know you're not the only one 
A                           B 
   And don't look back, just run for cover 
 
Bridge
G#m              A                    C#m 
   And there was nothing she wouldn't give 
        A                 G#m                  A   
Just to trust him with her nightmares, with her dreams 
          C#m            B 
Now she's running, she's running 
        A 
Just to trust him 
 
C#m 
   He got big smile, he's fake news 
E 
   Just run for cover, you've got nothing left to lose 
 
Chorus 3
N.C.          Dm 
Run for cover 
              E                    F#m 
Run while you can baby, don't look back 
                  A    C#m 
You gotta run for cover 
          E                           B 
Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a played out trap, man  
G#m    A                  B   C#m 
   You know you're not the only one 
A                           B 
   And don't look back, just run for cover, run! 
 
Outro
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