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Running Away

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		G320033		G/F#2x0033
		G/Bx20033		Em7022033
		Cadd9x32033		Dxx0232
	A7sus4x02233
Verse
There are Gtears G/Bfollowing us Cadd9around 
               A7sus4Caddd9
Flow like rain where we are found
Like Grain in this G/Bgodforsaken Cadd9town
Where there’s A7sus4nothing to do but Cadd9sit around 
Chorus
GWhen there’s no one to G/F#hold and your Em7conversations leave you cold 
Cadd9Don’t be down you’ve got to pull it all toEm7gether D  
GTry to be strong when your heart is G/F#weak and you can Em7barely make it on your feet 
Cause Cadd9running away isn’t Dgonna make your life Gbetter Cadd9  G  Cadd9  
Verse
When you’re too depressed at the world going round so fast 
Trying to make the moment last 
When the thrill is everything but gone 
All you can do is carry on 
Chorus
When there’s no one to hold and your conversations leave you cold 
Don’t be down you’ve got to pull it all together 
Try to be strong when your heart is weak and you can barely make it on your feet
Cause Cadd9running away isn’t Dgonna make your life Gbetter G/B  
Middle
Cadd9You try to get away, try to get away but you’re running along the road to your desGtruction
And the Cadd9faster you run the further away from love you become til you find that you’ve broken Gdown
And then you start to G/F#drown 
Verse
Close your eyes, you’ll be stronger in the morning 
Won’t feel like you are dying 
Must be tired if your heart keep on aching 
With every smile you're faking 
Chorus
When there’s no one to hold and your conversations leave you cold 
Don’t be down you’ve got to pull it all together 
Try to be strong when your heart is weak and you can barely make it on your feet 
Cause running away isn’t gonna make your life better (x2)
w/chorus
Make your life better 
Make your life better
Make your life better 
Cause running away isn’t gonna make your life better

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Running Away

by Dum Dums

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G/B

Em7

Cadd9

A7sus4

G G/F#

320033 2x0033

G/B Em7

x20033 022033

Cadd9 D

x32033 xx0232

A7sus4

x02233

Verse

G G/B Cadd9

There are tears following us around

A7sus4

Caddd9

Flow like rain where we are found

G G/B Cadd9

Like rain in this godforsaken town

A7sus4 Cadd9

Where there’s nothing to do but sit around

Chorus

G G/F# Em7

When there’s no one to hold and your conversations leave you cold

Cadd9 Em7 D

Don’t be down you’ve got to pull it all together

G G/F# Em7

Try to be strong when your heart is weak and you can barely make it on your feet

Cadd9 D G Cadd9 G Cadd9

Cause running away isn’t gonna make your life better

Verse

When you’re too depressed at the world going round so fast

Trying to make the moment last

When the thrill is everything but gone

All you can do is carry on

Chorus

When there’s no one to hold and your conversations leave you cold

Don’t be down you’ve got to pull it all together

Try to be strong when your heart is weak and you can barely make it on your feet

Cadd9 D G G/B

Cause running away isn’t gonna make your life better

Middle

Cadd9 G

You try to get away, try to get away but you’re running along the road to your destruction

Cadd9 G

And the faster you run the further away from love you become til you find that you’ve broken down

G/F#

And then you start to drown

Verse

Close your eyes, you’ll be stronger in the morning

Won’t feel like you are dying

Must be tired if your heart keep on aching

With every smile you're faking

Chorus

When there’s no one to hold and your conversations leave you cold

Don’t be down you’ve got to pull it all together

Try to be strong when your heart is weak and you can barely make it on your feet

Cause running away isn’t gonna make your life better (x2)

w/chorus

Make your life better

Cause running away isn’t gonna make your life better

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