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Runaway Son  -  Mike Oldfield
INTRO:     G   D      G   D   G   D   Em   G   D  Em  
VERSE 1:
CGood sister, won't you Flet me Cin?
I'm in Gneed of some warmth and Cshelter
It's a hard luck story, don't know Fwhere to beCgin
I've been Griding on life's helter-Cskelter
BRIDGE:
GSave Dme, EmHoly Mother, please, Gsave Dme
EmI got a heart of Ggold
CHORUS:
And for your Clove I'd go Dhungry and Emthirsty
CI need a savior and Gyou're the Done
GI throw myCself into the Darms of Emmercy
CThere's still hope for the Drunaway Gson
VERSE 2:
CMy good father, he Fsay to Cme,
"Better Gcome back to your Csenses
There's an empty bottle lying Fon the Cfloor
And it's Gundermined your deCfenses"
BRIDGE:
GSave Dme, EmHoly Mother, please, Gsave Dme
EmI got a heart of Ggold
CHORUS:
And for your Clove I'd go Dhungry and Emthirsty
CI need a savior and Gyou're the Done
GI throw myCself into the Darms of Emmercy
CThere's still hope for the Drunaway Gson
CHORUS:
Ooh, Cfor your love I'd go Dhungry and Emthirsty
CI need a savior and Gyou're the Done
GI throw myCself into the Darms of Emmercy
CThere's still hope for the Drunaway Gson
INSTRUMENTAL (With weird demonic background shit):
            G D Em G D Em
VERSE 3:
CGood brother, show me Fhow to get Chome
I've been Gwalking in the backyard of SCatan
I'm so stubborn that I'll Fnever give Cin
But now Gmy heart's cold and Caching
BRIDGE:
GSave Dme, EmHoly Mother, please, Gsave Dme
EmI got a heart of Ggold
CHORUS:
And for your Clove I'd go Dhungry and Emthirsty
CI need a savior and Gyou're the Done
GI throw myCself into the Darms of Emmercy
CSalvation for the Drunaway Gson
INSTRUMENTAL (With more weird demonic background shit):
              G F Cm G F A G Am G
BRIDGE:               ## Key Change  ##
ASave Dme, F#mHoly Mother, please, Asave Dme
FI got a heart of Agold
CHORUS:               ## Back To Original Key ##
GAnd for your Clove I'd go Dhungry and Emthirsty
CI need a savior and Gyou're the Done
I Gthrow myCself into the Darms of Emmercy
CThere's still hope for the Drunaway Gson
CHORUS:                 ## Key Change ##
AAnd for your Dlove I'd go Ehungry and F#mthirsty
DI need a savior and Ayou're the Eone
AI throw myDself into the Earms of F#mmercy
DSalvation for the Erunaway Amson
OUTRO (Also with weird demonic background shit):
       Am G Am G Am G Am
       A G A G A G
       Am G Am G A

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Runaway Son

by Mike Oldfield

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Runaway Son - Mike Oldfield

G D G D G D Em G D Em

INTRO:

VERSE 1:

C F C

Good sister, won't you let me in?

G C

I'm in need of some warmth and shelter

F C

It's a hard luck story, don't know where to begin

G C

I've been riding on life's helter-skelter

BRIDGE:

G D Em G D

Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me

Em G

I got a heart of gold

CHORUS:

C D Em

And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty

C G D

I need a savior and you're the one

G C D Em

I throw myself into the arms of mercy

C D G

There's still hope for the runaway son

VERSE 2:

C F C

My good father, he say to me,

G C

"Better come back to your senses

F C

There's an empty bottle lying on the floor

G C

And it's undermined your defenses"

BRIDGE:

G D Em G D

Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me

Em G

I got a heart of gold

CHORUS:

C D Em

And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty

C G D

I need a savior and you're the one

G C D Em

I throw myself into the arms of mercy

C D G

There's still hope for the runaway son

CHORUS:

C D Em

Ooh, for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty

C G D

I need a savior and you're the one

G C D Em

I throw myself into the arms of mercy

C D G

There's still hope for the runaway son

INSTRUMENTAL (With weird demonic background shit):

G D Em G D Em

VERSE 3:

C F C

Good brother, show me how to get home

G C

I've been walking in the backyard of Satan

F C

I'm so stubborn that I'll never give in

G C

But now my heart's cold and aching

BRIDGE:

G D Em G D

Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me

Em G

I got a heart of gold

CHORUS:

C D Em

And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty

C G D

I need a savior and you're the one

G C D Em

I throw myself into the arms of mercy

C D G

Salvation for the runaway son

INSTRUMENTAL (With more weird demonic background shit):

G F Cm G F A G Am G

BRIDGE: ## Key Change ##

A D F#m A D

Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me

F A

I got a heart of gold

CHORUS: ## Back To Original Key ##

G C D Em

And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty

C G D

I need a savior and you're the one

G C D Em

I throw myself into the arms of mercy

C D G

There's still hope for the runaway son

CHORUS: ## Key Change ##

A D E F#m

And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty

D A E

I need a savior and you're the one

A D E F#m

I throw myself into the arms of mercy

D E Am

Salvation for the runaway son

OUTRO (Also with weird demonic background shit):

Am G Am G Am G Am

A G A G A G

Am G Am G A

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