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Run Off The Road

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[Verse 1]
CWhen you Ffinally scaled the CwallG  
CThinking yoFu had heard the Amsiren Gsinging
CWhat you Freally heard Cwas a brAmoken bird
CMaking out Glike it's a dAmove
[Verse 2]
CWhen you stFole the soldier's CcarG  
CEverybFody knew what Amyou were Gthinking
CIvory toFwers Cand lover's Amflowers
CBut no one tGhought you were a Amfool
[Chorus]
EmYou never stoAmpped to notice aFll
EmThe stolen clAmothes stacked in the Fhall
EmFrom the otAmhers who Gscaled the wall Cjust to
GFind themseAmlves fun off the roaCd
C F C Am C Em Am F
[Verse 3]
CWhen you shFowed up at the CfarmG  
CVisions of Fthe summer flyinAmg past Gyou
CThe foxes had torn Fup the mother and hCer pupsAm  
CAnd the welGl was full of Amflies
[Verse 4]
CWhen you waFlked down to thCe ponGd
CSearching fFor the lover guiAmding yGou
CIt had been filled Fin with rusty nails Cand thenAm  
CYou finally Gknew that yoAmu were lost
[Chorus]
EmNo one thoughAmt you were a fooFl
EmEven though eAmveryone knewF  
EmWhat you wrote was the sameAm, just a diGfferent nameC  
GOf those whAmo escaped before youC.

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Run Off The Road

by Ola Podrida

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

C F C G

When you finally scaled the wall

C F Am G

Thinking you had heard the siren singing

C F C Am

What you really heard was a broken bird

C G Am

Making out like it's a dove

[Verse 2]

C F C G

When you stole the soldier's car

C F Am G

Everybody knew what you were thinking

C F C Am

Ivory towers and lover's flowers

C G Am

But no one thought you were a fool

[Chorus]

Em Am F

You never stopped to notice all

Em Am F

The stolen clothes stacked in the hall

Em Am G C

From the others who scaled the wall just to

G Am C

Find themselves fun off the road

C F C Am C Em Am F

[Verse 3]

C F C G

When you showed up at the farm

C F Am G

Visions of the summer flying past you

C F C Am

The foxes had torn up the mother and her pups

C G Am

And the well was full of flies

[Verse 4]

C F C G

When you walked down to the pond

C F Am G

Searching for the lover guiding you

C F C Am

It had been filled in with rusty nails and then

C G Am

You finally knew that you were lost

[Chorus]

Em Am F

No one thought you were a fool

Em Am F

Even though everyone knew

Em Am G C

What you wrote was the same, just a different name

G Am C

Of those who escaped before you.

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