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Longbranch Pennywhistle – Run Boy Run Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D C Bb F

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INTRO:
   G    D   G    D   G    D

 VERSE
          G                   C
Well, it won't be long until mornin'
       G                   
And I know I won't be hard 
    C
to find mine
 G                     
Bloodhound leadin' all 
      C
the state police
         D                      G
I gotta make it to the Georgia line
   G                 C
I met a girl in Montgomery
     G                      C
She told me she was twenty-three 
(they always do)
 G                     C
Turned out she was in high school
         D                     
Now her daddy wants to walk me 
        G          G
to the hangin' tree

CHORUS:
 G
Run, boy, run
           Bb
You gotta moooo-ove
 G
Run, boy, run
           Bb    C    D
You gotta moooo-oooo-ove
   G      D          G      D

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VERSE:
          G                      C
Well, an easy-going rock'n'roll refugee
        G                        C
Booked trouble on a southbound train
     G                  
The law books said that 
       C
I'm a guilty man
       D                       G
And I wouldn't get time to explain 
(never)
 D         F
Dead run, ain't no stoppin'
  G                     C
'Til I make the border line
 G                   C
Two more miles on a bottom land run
        D               
'Til I find a sanctuary 
        G
in the Georgia pine

CHORUS:
      G
Hey! Run, boy, run
           Bb
You gotta moooo-ove
 G
Run, boy, run
           Bb    C    D
You gotta moooo-oooo-ove
      G
Hey! Run, boy, run
           Bb
You gotta moooo-ove
 G
Run, boy, run
           Bb    C    D
You gotta moooo-oooo-ove

INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
C    G    C    G
C    G                    C    G
      I know she's so fine
C    G    C    G    C    G    - FADE OUT

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How to play Run Boy Run: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Run Boy Run by Longbranch Pennywhistle on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Run Boy Run by Longbranch Pennywhistle is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: G, D, C, Bb and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – C – D (I – V – I – II in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E, B, A, G, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Run Boy Run chords: questions

What key is Run Boy Run in?

Run Boy Run by Longbranch Pennywhistle is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Run Boy Run?

Run Boy Run uses 5 chords: G, D, C, Bb, F.

What is the chord progression of Run Boy Run?

The main progression is C – G – C – D (I – V – I – II).

Is Run Boy Run easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E, B, A, G, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Run Boy Run: key, chords and progression

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Run Boy Run chords: questions

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