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"Runaway"- Mat Kearney
Standard tuning, no capo
INTRO-play this on the high “e” string five times.
E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-9-9-7-7-5-5-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-7-7-5-5-4-4
TF#Monight we're letting go, unD2der the burning glow
AWe're too young to hold thEis all on our own
F#mAll that came and went ridD2ing them by the winds
ABlowing through the trees, yEou could feel it on her skin
F#mWalking the lost streets, nD2o one ever shares
ACry yourself to sleep, waitEing on a little prayer
F#mBags are by the door, hearD2ts are on the floor
AThere's a bottle full of teaErs on the dresser drawer
Pre-chorus: same chord progression here. Hold D2 for transition to chorus.
F#mNobody knows the troD2uble we've seen
ANobody knows the priEce of this dream
F#mAnd nobody knows what it tD2ook to believe, nobody.
Chorus:
She wants to be Afree, like a ruF#mnaway, hey hey heD2y
Trying to belieAve, gonna fF#mind a way, hey hey hey D2hey
We got jAust one Bmlife, tonight we're ruD2nning all the lighEts
Trying to break fAree, Bmlike a ruD2naway hey hey hey hey Ehey
(play second half of intro for the transition)
E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-7-7-5-5-4-4
Verse 2:
The road below our wheels, all that we fought to heal
You close your eyes and cry, dying for the right to feel
I hear it coming down, oh the sweetest sound
Of forgotten tears falling on the solid ground
(Pre-chorus)
(Chorus)
Bridge:
F#mOh,   D2oh,   Aoh, oh….
F#mOh,   D2oh,   Aoh, oh….
We're singing F#m"How did we D2get this faAr, riF#mding on a shoD2oting starA? "
It's like F#mflying on the D2wings of GoAd
                 D2   E5    A(play  EBarre chord between  D2& A)
She wants to be free           
F#mLike a runaway hey D2hey hey                       
Trying to beliAeve, gonna fF#mind a way hey hey D2hey hey
We got just oAn life, tBmonight we're D2running all the lighEts
Trying to break fAree, lBmike a D2runaway hey hey hey Ehey hey.
Outro:
E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-7-7-5-5-4-4-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-9-9-7-7-5-5
Here's how to play that E power chord:
E-|0
B-|0
G-|9
D-|9
A-|7
E-|0
Oh, and just a tip: Play the Bm like you would a regular barred chord, but raise 
your pointer finger so the strings you would normally barre are open. It has a nicer voicing!
FINI~

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Runaway

by Mat Kearney

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F#M

"Runaway"- Mat Kearney

Standard tuning, no capo

INTRO-play this on the high “e” string five times.

E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-9-9-7-7-5-5-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-7-7-5-5-4-4

F#M D2

Tonight we're letting go, under the burning glow

A E

We're too young to hold this all on our own

F#m D2

All that came and went riding them by the winds

A E

Blowing through the trees, you could feel it on her skin

F#m D2

Walking the lost streets, no one ever shares

A E

Cry yourself to sleep, waiting on a little prayer

F#m D2

Bags are by the door, hearts are on the floor

A E

There's a bottle full of tears on the dresser drawer

Pre-chorus: same chord progression here. Hold D2 for transition to chorus.

F#m D2

Nobody knows the trouble we've seen

A E

Nobody knows the price of this dream

F#m D2

And nobody knows what it took to believe, nobody.

Chorus:

A F#m D2

She wants to be free, like a runaway, hey hey hey

A F#m D2

Trying to believe, gonna find a way, hey hey hey hey

A Bm D2 E

We got just one life, tonight we're running all the lights

A Bm D2 E

Trying to break free, like a runaway hey hey hey hey hey

(play second half of intro for the transition)

E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-7-7-5-5-4-4

Verse 2:

The road below our wheels, all that we fought to heal

You close your eyes and cry, dying for the right to feel

I hear it coming down, oh the sweetest sound

Of forgotten tears falling on the solid ground

(Pre-chorus)

(Chorus)

Bridge:

F#m D2 A

Oh, oh, oh, oh….

F#m D2 A

Oh, oh, oh, oh….

F#m D2 A F#m D2 A

We're singing "How did we get this far, riding on a shooting star? "

F#m D2 A

It's like flying on the wings of God

D2 E5 A E D2 A

(play Barre chord between & )

She wants to be free

F#m D2

Like a runaway hey hey hey

A F#m D2

Trying to believe, gonna find a way hey hey hey hey

A Bm D2 E

We got just on life, tonight we're running all the lights

A Bm D2 E

Trying to break free, like a runaway hey hey hey hey hey.

Outro:

E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-7-7-5-5-4-4-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-9-9-7-7-5-5

Here's how to play that E power chord:

E-|0

B-|0

G-|9

D-|9

A-|7

E-|0

Oh, and just a tip: Play the Bm like you would a regular barred chord, but raise

your pointer finger so the strings you would normally barre are open. It has a nicer voicing!

FINI~

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