Billy Talent
Running Across The Tracks
Dead Silence
2012
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
G -  320003
Am - x02210
Em - 022000
F -  133211
Dm - xx0231
C-   x32010

Intro: G Am  G Am  Em F  Em F

G   Am G Am Em F Dm(hold)
It's up to you!

Verse 1:
G Am
  This ain't no TV show
G Am
  You watch my head explode
Em F
   Ten thousand 
            EmF
hours every day
G Am
  No time to be afraid
G Am
  Chase up the 
rattle snakes
Em F
   Don't let your fear 
             Em (022000@1)Fcontrol (133211@1)your fate

Refrain 1:
    Dm (xx0231@1)              CThe (x32010@1)ghost of self denial
   Dm (xx0231@1)              CIt (x32010@1)whispers from the grave
    Dm (xx0231@1)             CThe (x32010@1)road you can't rely on
     Em (022000@1)               FIs (133211@1)a risk that you must take

Chorus:
             AmI'm (x02210@1)running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
Oh, I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
            CPulling (x32010@1)the blindfolds back
              FAll (133211@1)we did in life
             AmI'm (x02210@1)running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
Oh, I'm running across the tracks
(And I'm never coming back)
              CWe're (x32010@1)gonna escape
                       Fthis (133211@1)trap Gotta get a life

Verse 2:
G  Am
  Stuck in this prison cell
G Am
  Just like a criminal
Em F
   I count the years 
             Em (022000@1) Fthat (133211@1)went to waste
G Am
  If this road goes to hell
G Am
  I'm right back where I fell
EmF                        Em (022000@1) F (133211@1)  Made a career from my mistakes

Refrain 2:
    Dm (xx0231@1)              CThe (x32010@1)ghost of self denial
   Dm (xx0231@1)              CIt (x32010@1)whispers from the grave
    Dm (xx0231@1)             CThe (x32010@1)road you can't rely on
Could be your saving grace

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
           AmAnd (x02210@1)every step that 
I aim to take
(I fall behind 
I fall behind)
          CAnd (x32010@1)every leg that 
I have to break
        F(These (133211@1)scars are mine 
These scars are mine)
         AmAnd (x02210@1)everyday that 
I'd pray for you
(I close my eyes
I close my eyes)
               CAt (x32010@1)least I can say 
that we made it through
            Dm(The (xx0231@1)stars aligned 
The stars aligned)
The stars aligned
           F-----