A                      E            G D E
 You're just a stranger, in the past
A             E                        G D E
 Just another mug that could never last
A            E                       G   D E
 You came up slow but you burned out fast,  didn't ya


[Instrumental]
A E G D E


[Verse 2]
A          E                       G D E
 Growing up, was your single excuse
A              E                                G D E
 Your body was tight, but your head was so loose
A                 E                           G D E
 I guess I coulda told you, but what's the use


[Chorus]
         A       E                 G D E
 It ain't, Silver Needles on the run
            A        E                 G D E
No, it ain't, Silver Needles on the run
        A        E                 G D E
It ain't, Silver Needles on the run,    you make me feel so bad


[Instrumental]
A E G D E


[Verse 3]
A                        E                          G D E
 You thought you was the only one that got messed up
A              E                      G    D E
 Me 'n all the others never had it so rough
A                      E                          G D E
 Well, how come you're dead and I'm still stood up


[Chorus]
              A        E                 G D E
Well, it ain't, Silver Needles on the run
A       E                 G D E
 Silver Needles on the run
            A        E                 G D E
No, it ain't, Silver Needles on the run.     Oh, I remember


[Bridge]
F                        C
 All your plans were made, on some PR floor
F                            C
 'N all your bags were packed, they never reached the door
F                                 C
 And over in your thought exchange, all your brains were acting strange
G                                               F
 You never lied in dreams before, there must be more to life than getting sore


[Instrumental]
A E G D E x2


[Verse 4]
A                     E                      G D E
 I seen in some music paper that you was gone
A                         E                        G D E
 And I went right out and wrote you a farewell song
A                      E                    G D E
 Boy, they had you dead, before you was born
                A                 E          G D E
And it's a shame, you were such a great mover


[Chorus]
             A        E                 G D E
But, it ain't, Silver Needles on the run
            A        E                 G D E
No, it ain't, Silver Needles on the run


[Outro]
A       E                 G D E
 Silver Needles on the run
A       E                 G D E
 Silver Needles on the run...