ALL THE ROADRUNNING
Written by Mark Knopfler
Arrangement based on the release by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris

3 beats per chord (6/8 feel)
` = 3 beats
(capo at fifth fret)

INTRO:
G  `  D/F#  G  Em7  C  G  `
                            A

VERSE-A: (Mark)
G       `         D/F#     G              Em7  C             G     Gadd2
Million miles our vagabond wheels clocked up     beneath the clouds  they're
D/F#     D7      G/B      C          G         `             C     `
Countin' down to show time__ when we do it for real with the crowds

VERSE-B-SHORT:
D             D7             G              C             G              `       C   `
Air miles are owin' but they don't come for free and they don't give you any for pain
G           `       D/F#    G            Em7    C
But if it's all for nothin' all the road-runnin'  has been in

RE-INTRO:
G   `  D/F#  G  Em7  C  G  `
Vain                         the

VERSE-A: (Emmylou)
G              `        D/F#     G        Em7    C         G   Gadd2
Rim shots come down like  cannon fire and thunder  off the wall  there's a
D/F#   D7    G/B   C      G           `          C  `
Man in every corner__ and each one is givin' his all

VERSE-B:
D          D7    G          C           G          `           C    `
This is my piper this is my drum so you never will hear me com-plain
G           `       D/F#    G            Em7    C             G    C
And if it's all for nothin' all the road-runnin'  has been in vain all the road-

REFRAIN-SHORT:
D/F#   Dsus2/4  D/F#  C            G      Gsus4  G  Gsus2/4
Runnin'               all the road-runnin'            well

VERSE-A: (Mark)
G            `               D/F#   G           Em7    C          G   Gadd2
If you're in-clined to go up on the wall it can only be  fast and high  and
D/F#      D7             G/B   C            G         `            C  `
Those who don't like the danger__ soon find something diff'rent to try  and

VERSE-B:
D             D7     G            C           G         `      C   `
When there is only a ring in your ears and an echo down memory lane
G            `       D/F#    G            Em7    C             G    C
Then if it's all for nothin' all the road-runnin'  has been in vain all the road-

REFRAIN:
D/F#   Dsus2/4  D/F#  C            G      Gsus4  G  C
Runnin'               all the road runnin'          all the road
D/F#   Dsus2/4  D/F#  C            G      Gsus4  G  Gsus2/4
Runnin'               all the road runnin'            the

VERSE-A: (Emmylou)
G              `   D/F#     G            Em7     C         G   Gadd2
Show's packin' up I  sit and__ watch the carnival  leavin' town  and
D/F#           D7      G/B       C        G        `           C    `
There's no pre-tending I'm not a fool for riding a-round and a-round  like the

VERSE-B-SHORT:
D            D7           G           C         G             `           C    `
Pictures you keep of your old wall of death you showed me one time on the plane
G           `       D/F#    G            Em7    C
But if it's all for nothin' all the road-runnin'  has been in

RE-INTRO:
G   `  D/F#  G  Em7  C  G  `
Vain                         I've a

VERSE-A: (Mark)
G       `        D/F#     G           Em7  C           G     Gadd2
Million miles of vagabond sky clocked up     above the clouds  and
D/F#           D7          G/B    C         G               `          C    `
I'm still your man for the roamin'__ for as long as there's roamin' al-lowed

VERSE-B: (Emmylou)
D             D7        G             C       G           `          C    `
There'll be a rider and there'll be a wall as long as the dreamer re-mains
G           `       D/F#    G            Em7    C          G       C
And if it's all for nothin' all the road-runnin'  has been in vain all the road-

REFRAIN-LONG:
D/F#   Dsus2/4  D/F#  C            G      Gsus4  G  C
Runnin'               all the road-runnin'          all the road-
D/F#   Dsus2/4  D/F#  C            G      Gsus4  G  C
Runnin'               all the road-runnin'          all the road-
D/F#   Dsus2/4  D/F#  C            G      Gsus4  G  C
Runnin'               all the road-runnin'          all the road-
D/F#   Dsus2/4  D/F#  C
Runnin'               all the road-

OUTRO:
G      `  D/F#  G  Em7  C  G
Runnin'           (ritard)

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CHORDS:
    G  D/F#  Em7  C  Gadd2  D7  G/B  D  Dsus2/4  Gsus4  Gsus2/4
E|--3---2-----0---0----3----2----3---2-----0-------3-------3---|
B|--0---3-----0---1----0----1----0---3-----3-------1-------1---|
G|--0---2-----0---0----2----2----0---2-----0-------0-------2---|
D|--0---0-----0---2----0----0----0---0-----0-------0-------0---|
A|--2---0-----2---3---------0----2---0-----0-------------------|
E|--3---2-----0---3----3-------------------0-------3-------3---|


Waynus Of Uranus
August 2006