Runnin Blue

The Doors

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Song

The Doors

"Runnin' Blue"

THE SOFT PARADE

By: Dave

This is how I play RUNNIN' BLUE on guitar by The Doors. This was done completely by ear.

Poor Otis dead and gone

Left me here to sing his song

Pretty little girl with a red dress on

Poor Otis dead and gone

RIFF 1: PLAY THIS AFTER RIFF 1:

(0:11) Am G

E---------------------|-------3---------
B---------------------|-1--x--3---------
G-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------
D----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------
A--------------5------|-0--x--2---------
E---------------------|-------3---------

VERSE:

RIFF 1

Well back down turn around slowly

Try it again

Rememberin' when

It was easy

Try it again

Much too easy

Rememberin' when

CHORUS:

Al-right, look at my shoes

Not quite the walkin' blues

Don't fight too much to lose

Can't fight the runnin' blues

VERSE(same pattern, different lyrics)

POST VERSE:

Otis dead

Runnin blue

Run so fast

What do I do

(then theres a little saxophone thing with no guitar)

Then repeat the intro:

E---------------------|-------3---------
B---------------------|-1--x--3---------
G-7^(9)--5-------5----|-2--x--0---------
D----------7p5-----7--|-2--x--0---------
A--------------5------|-0--x--2---------
E---------------------|-------3---------

Verse

Chorus(x2)

Outro:

Dm Am E7 Am (x3)