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Running Away

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So, this is my fav. Greyson's song! This song is amazing!!! So, guys, I hope you can 
play it, it's very easy I think. Enjoooooy (:
The key: Cm
Intro:  Cm   G#   D#  A#  
Verse 1:
Cmrunning away through the G#nights so black
D#the starts on my shoulder are pA#ulling me back
Cmwhispers of you ringing G#through my ears
D#trying to forget all the wasted A#tears
Cmand all yG#our liD#es in yoA#ur blue eyes
Cmanother dG#ay goeD#s by
A#and all i can say is CmooooooG#  D#  
Chorus:
A#wish i could forget yCmou ohhhG#  D#  
A#but you keep coming back
G#you’re running away through the A#nights so black
Cmthe stars on your shoulder are D#puliing you back
maybe G#you A#can Cmforget but A#i just caCmn’t
Verse 2:
one day i’m here and one day i’m there
somedays i wake up and i just don’t know where
i see the lights on the city streets
i’m wide awake while the world still sleeps
in all my dreams the picture freezes
and every night it’s always the same oooooo
Chorus:
wish i could forget you ohhh
but you keep coming back
you’re running away through the nights so black
the stars on your shoulder are puliing you back
maybe you can forget but i just cG#an’A#t
nA#o i just G#canA#’t Cmx2
i just can’t
CmrunG#ninD#g aA#way through the nights so black
the starts on my shoulder are pulling me back
whispers of you ringing through my ears
trying to forget all the wasted tears
wish i could forget you ohhh
but you keep coming back
you keep coming back ooooooo
wish i could forget you ohhh
i just can’t

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Running Away

by Greyson Chance

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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So, this is my fav. Greyson's song! This song is amazing!!! So, guys, I hope you can

play it, it's very easy I think. Enjoooooy (:

The key: Cm

Cm G# D# A#

Intro:

Verse 1:

Cm G#

running away through the nights so black

D# A#

the starts on my shoulder are pulling me back

Cm G#

whispers of you ringing through my ears

D# A#

trying to forget all the wasted tears

Cm G# D# A#

and all your lies in your blue eyes

Cm G# D#

another day goes by

A# Cm G# D#

and all i can say is oooooo

Chorus:

A# Cm G# D#

wish i could forget you ohhh

but you keep coming back

G# A#

you’re running away through the nights so black

Cm D#

the stars on your shoulder are puliing you back

G# A# Cm A# Cm

maybe you can forget but i just can’t

Verse 2:

one day i’m here and one day i’m there

somedays i wake up and i just don’t know where

i see the lights on the city streets

i’m wide awake while the world still sleeps

in all my dreams the picture freezes

and every night it’s always the same oooooo

Chorus:

wish i could forget you ohhh

but you keep coming back

you’re running away through the nights so black

the stars on your shoulder are puliing you back

G# A#

maybe you can forget but i just can’t

A# G# A# Cm

no i just can’t x2

i just can’t

Cm G# D# A#

running away through the nights so black

the starts on my shoulder are pulling me back

whispers of you ringing through my ears

trying to forget all the wasted tears

wish i could forget you ohhh

but you keep coming back

you keep coming back ooooooo

wish i could forget you ohhh

i just can’t

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