Running With The Wild Things

D                --      0-0-0-2-3-2
G                --      3-2-0-0-3-3
Am               --      0-0-2-2-1-0
Em               --      0-2-2-0-0-0
NOTE: The D doesn't sound exactly right to me in all places. I did try a whole host of other chords but I
couldn't quite get one to match! If you do find a better fit then please do let me know in the comments
section below! Thanks
Top tips: If playing an acoustic version, perhaps try switching out the Em for an Em7 (0-2-2-0-3-3) in
places to create a slightly different sound! Also, try palm muting when playing the bridge for a sound
that is closer to the original.
NOTE: (Thanks to user MattySievers for this!) E in the verses should really be a B for two counts then
E for two counts as the guitars and bass really do seem like they're sliding from the B up five octaves
to the E.   <----- this version? Better for being true to the actual song as a band performance
                   My original version? Better for acoustic and solo performances
STANDARD TUNING
CAPO ON 2nd FD T

Intro

Em   G   D

Verse

Em
Oo they don't hear us
        G               D
Read us bedtime stories from their textbooks
Em
Oo try to reign us in
G              D
Blind to our intelligence
Em
Standardization of the masses
G                D
Give us a number fail or pass us
Em
Education, manipulation
G                   D
Decide our fate but never ask us
C      D        Em
We're about to boil over
C        D         Em
You can't keep us down forever

Chorus

C          G           D         Am
We got too big for the cage, you locked us up in
C               G           D            Am
Let's mark this down as the day, that we started something
C                 G
So open the gate, open the gate cause when we
D               Am
Finally escape, finally escape we'll be
C         G         D
Tearing through the streets
D
Running with the wild things
Em   G   D

Verse

Em
Hey why you waiting
     G                  D
Quit carving notches to count the days ‘cause
Em
They're losing power
        G              D
See ‘em growing weaker by the hour
C      D        Em
We're about to boil over
C        D         Em
You can't keep us down forever

Chorus

C          G           D         Am
We got too big for the cage, you locked us up in
C               G           D            Am
Let's mark this down as the day, that we started something
C                 G
So open the gate, open the gate cause when we
D               Am
Finally escape, finally escape we'll be
C         G         D
Tearing through the streets
D
Running with the wild things
Em   G   D

Bridge

Em              G
Standardization of the masses
D                Am
Give us a number fail or pass us
Em              G
Standardization of the masses
D                Am
Give us a number fail or pass us
Em         G
Education, manipulation
D                   Am
Decide our fate but never ask us
Em         G
Education, manipulation
D                   Am
Decide our fate but never ask us
Am
Never ask us
Am
Never ask us!

Chorus

(no chords)
We got too big for the cage, you locked us up in
(no chords)
Let's mark this down as the day, that we started something
C                 G
So open the gate, open the gate cause when we
D               Am
Finally escape, finally escape we'll be
C         G         D
Tearing through the streets
D
Running with the wild things
Em   G   D