[Riff 1]

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[Riff 2]

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[Intro]
[E9]

[Verse 1]
[E9]
My mama said
[E9]
That your life is a gift
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
There's much weight you will lift
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
Leave those bad boys alone
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
Be home before the dawn
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
You can be rich or poor
[E9]
But my mama said
[E9]
You can be big or small

[Chorus]
[G5]        [A5]
  But I'm always on the run
[E9]
Always on the run
[G5]        [A5]                [E9]
  But I'm always on the run

[Verse 2]
[E9]
My mama said
[E9]
That it's good to be fruitful
[E9]
But my mama said
[E9]
Don't take more than a mouthful
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
That it's good to be natural
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
That it's good to be factual

[Chorus]
[G5]        [A5]
  But I'm always on the run
[E9]
Always on the run
[G5]        [A5]               [E9]
  But I'm always on the run,   Slash...

[Guitar Solo]
[A5]  [E9]   [B5]   [E9]

[Verse 3]
[E9]
My mama said
[E9]
Baby don't ride that crazy horse
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
You must push with much force
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
Go get all that you're after
[E9]
And my mama said
[E9]
That love's all that matters

[Chorus]
[G5]        [A5]
  But I'm always on the run
[E9]
Always on the run
[G5]        [A5]                [E9]
  But I'm always on the run
[G5]        [A5]
  But I'm always on the run
[E9]
Always on the run
[G5]        [A5]
  But I'm always on the run

[Outro]
[E9]
Hmm, what say mama, you want it
[E9]
Hmm, right now, got to hold on, yeah
[E9]X