You can bang this one out in E, A, B and D and it still has a cool rock vibe. But to play it like the CD, you'll need to finesse it a bit. The first 6 lines of the song (Pre Verse) are played with an E5 at the 7th fret then it transitions to traditional E chords. The Asus4 is played at the 5th fret. It takes a non traditional fingering of the A chord to make this smooth. Switch the ring and pinky so the pinky is on the A string, ring finger on the D string. Keep the bar,index and ring fingers planted and jump over the D string with the pinky from A string to G string 7th fret. The pinky hammers on the G string here...listen to the track and you'll get the timing. Once you're into the Verse, it's first position chords to get that cool open B and E string droan under the E chord. And you can play the Asus4 at the second fret by hammering on the B string 3rd fret. The D E setup in the phrases of the lead sections.../ /... is played as partial bar chords 7th and 9th frets. Chords Pre Verse Chords Partial Bar Chords E 022100 E5 0799XX D XX777XX A X02220 A 577655 E XX999XX Asus4 X02230 Asus4 557755 B X24442 B 799877 D XX0232 Intro E5 (x4) Pre Verse E5 My thoughts are out the door, my words about to pour E5 B A Asus4 A Asus4 The boots are on the boards, I'm gonna hit the ground runnin' E5 My eyes are up ahead, I'm lonely in this bed E5 B A Asus4 A Asus4 My home is in my head, I'm gonna hit the ground runnin' E5 My choices have been made, my dues have all been paid E5 B A Asus4 A Asus4 I gotta burn before I fade. I'm gonna hit the ground runnin' E I be runnin' when I hit ground Verse E I don't turn my porch light on when I leave home E A Asus4 A Asus4 Cause I'm gone a lot and I ain't got nothing to steal E I don't kiss my baby goodbye E See, I got no baby 'cause I'm gone a lot E A Asus4 A Asus4 And I don't know how to deal E And I keep looking for something that's real Choeus A Goin' out on the road Asus4 E Gonna ramble all over America A I was born on the run Asus4 E And I'm never gonna settle down A Baby, I'm on a roll Asus4 E Rollin' all over America D And when the sun comes up, honey A E I'll be running when I hit the ground Verse E I don't set my suitcase down when I get to town E A Asus4 A Asus4 Cause I'm gone a lot and I know I'll be leaving real soon E And I don't know just where I'm bound E But someday I'll come back around E A Asus4 A Asus4 And you know I'll be looking for you E Yeah, I'm sure to be looking for you Chorus A Goin' out on the road Asus4 E Gonna ramble all over America A I was born on the run Asus4 E And I'm never gonna settle down A Baby, I'm on a roll Asus4 E Rollin' all over America D When the sun comes up, honey A E /D E/ I'll be running when I hit the ground A Asus4 E /D E/ (x3) D A E Verse E All I need's this old guitar E She seen a lot of miles E And she makes me a living E A Asus4 A Asus4 But she ain't made me a star E So I gotta keep my meal ticket dry E She's a six string box, ain't worth a lot of money E A Asus4 A Asus4 But she keeps this boy alive E Yeah, she keeps this boy alive Chorus A I'm goin' out on the road Asus4 E Gonna ramble all over America A I was born on the run Asus4 E And I'm never gonna settle down A Baby, I'm on a roll Asus4 E Rollin' all over America D When the sun comes up, honey A E /D E/ I'll be running when I hit the ground A Asus4 E /D E/ (x4) E E A Asus4 E I'm gonna hit the ground runnin' A Asus4 E I'm gonna hit the ground runnin' A Asus4 E I'm gonna hit the ground runnin' A Asus4 E I'm gonna hit the ground runnin'
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