E

[Verse 1]
E
I got a mother
E
I got a father
E
Diamond, lace, and stark white collar
E
She looks good
E            
He makes the dollars
E
I'm just free to do what I wanna

[Chorus]
        A
I gotta run
A
Run, run, run
        E
I gotta run

[Verse 2]
E
Mama's at ease in socialite graces
E
Papa remembers the names with the faces
E
I can speak on the topic of religion
E
Just can't seem to make a clear decision


[Chorus]
        A
I gotta run
A
Run, run, run
           E       A
Run to the City of Refuge
A
I gotta run
        E
I gotta run

[Verse 3]
E
Mama's got a lover
E
Papa thinks he's sober
E
Pray on my knees, the clouds keep rollin' over
E
Torn down the lace
E
Booze on his collar
E
They never ask if the secret's boiling over
E
Under white sheets where all I do is wonder


[Chorus 3]
E              A
When I'm gonna run
A
Run, run, run
           E       A
Run to the City of Refuge
      E           A
Where everyone is made new
A
I gotta run
        E
I gotta run


[Bridge]
E
Where there's a mother
N.C.
Where there's a father
N.C.
Adam's on the roof and Eve is in the gutter
N.C.
Eden's on the far side
N.C.
Where the circle started
N.C.                                     E
To run with the gods, you gotta run harder


[Chorus 4]
E         A
Run, run, run
           E       A
Run to the City of Refuge
      E           A
Where everyone is made new
       E       A
Oh the City of Refuge
      E           A
Where everyone is made new
       E       A
Oh the City of Refuge


[Outro]
          A
Where our burdens lay in the towns
              E
Where we came from