U2 - Running To Stand Still
Chords: D G A A? G
Intro: / = slides, and ~ = fast strumming (listen to the song)
Guitar 1:
E--------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
B--------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
G--------|-----------0-------|------------------|----------------------|
D-0------|---------0--------0|------------12---0|---------------0-----0|
A-------5|-5/8/9-/-10--------|-10/11/12---------|-9/10/1210-9--8----|
E--------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Guitar 2:
E---7~7--|---------------7~7/|----------14------|---3~3-----------3~3-|
B---7~7--|---------------7~7/|------------15----|---3~3-----------3~3-|
G--------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
D--------|-------------------|---------------0--|----------------------|
A--------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E--------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Guitar 1:
E---------|
B---------|
G---------|
D---------|
A-8--7---|
E---------|
Guitar 2:
E-5-5-5-5-|
B-0-0-0-0-|
G-7-7-7-7-| then, segue...
D-5-5-5-5-|
A---------|
E---------|
Verse 1: (Guitar)
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (Repeat)
D-7-----7---------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
E-5-5-5-----------|
B-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
G-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-| (Repeat)
D-5-----5-----5---|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
E-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5-3-3---3---|
B-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-5-5-5-3-3---3---|
G-6-6-6-6-6---6---|-5-5-5-4-4---4---| (Repeat-slide back up)
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 2: Repeat with second guitar playing:
E------------------|
B----------*7*-----| * = harmonic
G------------------| over and over
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|
Additional Second Guitar:
("You gotta cry without weeping..." and "Woo-ooo...")
E------------------|
B-------7---7---7--|
G---------7---7----|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|
("She walks through the streets...")
E-5-----5----------|
B------------------|
G---7-----7--------| (Repeat)
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|
E-------5----------|-------5----------
B-------------0----|------------------
G---7-------7------|---7---------7p0--
D-5----------------|-5----------------
A------------------|------------------
E------------------|------------------
Over the harmonica, strum
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (Repeat)
D-7-----7---------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Running to Stand Still
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chords by: Jacob Mattison, jacob@cs.swarthmore.edu
D G
And so she woke up, woke up from where she was lying still, said I
D G
got to do something about where we're going.
D G
Step on a steam train, step out of the driving rain, maybe
D G
run from the darkness in the night, singing
A C G
ah, ah la la la de day
A C G D G
ah la la la de day, ah la la de day
Sweet the sin, but bitter the taste in my mouth.
I see seven towers, but I only see one way out.
You got to cry without weeping, talk without speaking,
scream without raising your voice, you know I took the poison,
from the poison stream, then I floated out of here, singing
ah, ah la la la de day
ah la la la de day, ah la la de day
G D G
oooh, oooh, oooh
D
She runs through the street with her eyes painted red
G
under black belly of cloud in the rain
D
in through the doorway she brings me
G D
white gold and pearls, stolen from the sea, she is raging
G
she is raging, and the storm blows up in her eyes, she will
A C G
suffer the needle chill
A C G D G D G D
she's running to stand still
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Running To Stand Still by U2 (Zoo TV Version)
Tabbed by Danny Zigman
daniel.zigman@bialik.netaxis.qc.ca
Edge improves on the riff a bit in the concert but this is basically it.
At the end of song I like to just jam on the D and G 10th (and 12th fret A)
fret bar-chords avoiding the bass strings.
Tuned down 1 semi-tone (half-step)
Main Riff
D
e|-------------------|----10-------10-------------------|
B|-10-12-12-13-12-10-|-------10-------10-12-12-13-12-10-|
G|-------------------|-11-------11----------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------------|
G
e|----------10-------10-------10-------|
B|----10-------10-------10-------10----|
G|-12----12-------12-------12-------12-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Verse
And so she woke up...
D G 4x
e[----------10-------10-------10-------|----------10-------10-------10-------]
B[----10-------10-------10-------10----|----10-------10-------10-------10----]
G[-11----11-------11-------11-------11-|-12----12-------12-------12-------12-]
D[-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------]
A[-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------]
E[-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------]
Chorus
Singing Hahh...
A G 2X
e[-----------12----------|----------10----------]
B[-----14-------14----14-|----12-------12----12-]
G[--14----14-------14----|-12----12-------12----]
D[-----------------------|----------------------]
A[-----------------------|----------------------]
E[-----------------------|----------------------]