Dec232021

Blood, Sweat & Tears – Hes A Runner Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

These are the chords for Hes A Runner by Blood, Sweat & Tears on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

VERSE 1
C         G/B
   He's a runner and
         Am     C11
   he'll run a  way,
Fmaj7     Em7         Am7    Eb+5
     Soon there'll be no man.
Dm7   Cmaj7      Bbmaj7
Woman ain't been born that
    Am7  Gm7  Fmaj7
can make him  stay,
C/E   Dm7  Dm/E  Fmaj7
Woman get  a     way
Dm7       G7sus4   G7
while you can.
Fmaj7   Cmaj7  Bbmaj7  Csus2
C

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VERSE 2
C  Csus4        G/B
         He's a runner and
      Am7   C11
he'll run a way
Fmaj7     Em7      Am7  A7
       On the midn ight train.
Ebmaj7-5   Cm6/Eb
Dm7              Cmaj7
Woman ain't been born
        Bbmaj7   Am7
who can make him stay,
Fmaj7    Dm7   F/E  Fmaj7
Come the judge ment day,
Dm7      G7sus4  G7
Come the rain
Fmaj7   Cmaj7  Bbmaj7  Csus2
C

BRIDGE
Fmaj7/C   Gmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C   Gmaj7/C
Fmaj7/C      Gmaj7/C  Fmaj7/C
He'll go run ning,
              Gmaj7/C
don't ask him not to
Fmaj7/C                Gmaj7/C
        You know he's  go-o-ott
   Fmaj7/C  Gmaj7/C
to go
Fmaj7/C    G/C
He'll only leave you and
Bbmaj7          Fmaj7 Fmaj7/E
run off with to mor   row
Dm7   Dm/E   Fmaj7
Leave you in chains
         Dm7-5/Ab
till you die.

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PIANO SOLO:
C       G/B    Am7     Gm9
Fmaj7   Em7    Eb7+9     Dm9    Bbmaj7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7   Cmaj7    Abmaj7  Gm7    Cmaj7
Gm9     Cmaj7    A13     Am9     Gm9
Cmaj7   Cmaj7    C6/9    C6/9
Fmaj7   Cmaj7  Bbmaj7  Csus2

VERSE 3
C          G/B
    He's a runner and
Am7         C11
he'll run a way.
Fmaj7       Em7         Am7    Eb7+5
     Soon   there'll be no man.
Dm7   Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
Woman ain't been born
         Am7  Gm7  Fmaj7
that can make him  stay,
Fmaj7/E  Dm7  F/E  Fmaj7
Woman    get  a    way
Dm7       Gsus4   G
while you can.
C         G/B     Am7         C11
   He's a runner,      he's a runner
C9         Fmaj7  Em7  Dm7
and   he's got    to   run
Dm7  Em7  Fmaj7 G11
He's got  to    run
C       Gm7    Am7     Gm7
Fmaj7   Cmaj7  Bbmaj7  Csus2 Fmaj7
Csus2
a-a way.

How to play Hes A Runner: key, chords and progression

Hes A Runner by Blood, Sweat & Tears is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 37 chords: C, G/B, Am, C11, Dm7, Cmaj7, Bbmaj7, Am7, Gm7, Fmaj7, C/E and Dm/E and 25 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Csus2 (Imaj7 – Vmaj7 – IVmaj7 – Vsus2 in F major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: C11, Bbmaj7, Gm7, G7sus4 and Csus2 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.