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Ready To Run

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Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Hi :)  This was requested, so here it is :) Here's the link they 
sent me to tab the song, I couldn't find it on YouTube (one that
wasn't sped up or pitched) so this may be taken down, not sure.
I'm guessing it's on itunes, so go buy it!
http://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-one-direction-ready-to-run-full-audio-news.html
STANDARD TUNING W/
CAPO ON 2
[Intro]
 Am   F   Cx2
[Verse]
There's a Amlightning in your Feyes I can't deCny
Then there's Amme inside a Fsinking boat Crunning out of time
Without Amyou I'll never Fmake it out aClive
But I know Amyes I know Fwe’ll be alCright
There's a Amdevil in your Fsmile that's chasing Cme
And Amevery time I Fturn around it's Conly gaining speed
There's a Ammoment when you Ffinally reaClize
There's no Amway you can Fchange the rolling Ctide
               Am                   G     F-stop
But I know yes I know that I'll be fine
[Chorus]
CThis time I'm ready to run (RUN!)
EFscape from this city and follow the sun
Cuz I Fwanna be Cyours, don't you Fwanna be Cmine
I don't Fwanna get Clost in the Gdark of the Fnight
CThis time I'm ready to run (RUN!)
WherFever you are is the place I belong
Cuz I Fwanna be Cfree and I Fwanna be Cyoung
I'll Fnever look Cback now
I'm Gre--ady to AmrunF  C  
I'm ready to AmrunF  C  
[Verse]
There’s a Amfuture in my Flife I can't forCsee
UnAmless of course I Fstay on course and Ckeep you next to me
There will Amalways be the Fkind that critiCcize
               Am               F        C-stop
But I know yes I know we'll be alright
[Chorus]
CThis time I'm ready to run (RUN!)
EFscape from this city and follow the sun
Cuz I Fwanna be Cyours, don't you Fwanna be Cmine
I don't Fwanna get Clost in the Gdark of the Fnight
CThis time I'm ready to run (RUN!)
WherFever you are is the place I belong
Cuz I Fwanna be Cfree and I Fwanna be Cyoung
I'll Fnever look Cback now
I'm Gre--ady to A#run
[Post-Chorus]
A#This time I'm ready to Crun
Ready to A#run
I'll give everything that I got for your Glove
[Chorus]
C*
This time I'm ready to run  
 F*                                   
Escape from this city and follow the sun
Cuz I Fwanna be Cyours, don't you Fwanna be Cmine
I don't Fwanna get Clost in the Gdark of the Fnight
CThis time I'm ready to run (RUN!)
WherFever you are is the place I belong
Cuz I Fwanna be Cfree and I Fwanna be Cyoung
I'll Fnever look Cback now
              G   C-once
I'm re--ady to run

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Ready To Run

by One Direction

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Hi :) This was requested, so here it is :) Here's the link they

sent me to tab the song, I couldn't find it on YouTube (one that

wasn't sped up or pitched) so this may be taken down, not sure.

I'm guessing it's on itunes, so go buy it!

http://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-one-direction-ready-to-run-full-audio-news.html

STANDARD TUNING W/

CAPO ON 2

[Intro]

Am F C

[Verse]

Am F C

There's a lightning in your eyes I can't deny

Am F C

Then there's me inside a sinking boat running out of time

Am F C

Without you I'll never make it out alive

Am F C

But I know yes I know we’ll be alright

Am F C

There's a devil in your smile that's chasing me

Am F C

And every time I turn around it's only gaining speed

Am F C

There's a moment when you finally realize

Am F C

There's no way you can change the rolling tide

Am G F

-stop

But I know yes I know that I'll be fine

[Chorus]

This time I'm ready to run (RUN!)

Escape from this city and follow the sun

F C F C

Cuz I wanna be yours, don't you wanna be mine

F C G F

I don't wanna get lost in the dark of the night

This time I'm ready to run (RUN!)

Wherever you are is the place I belong

F C F C

Cuz I wanna be free and I wanna be young

F C

I'll never look back now

G Am F C

I'm re--ady to run

Am F C

I'm ready to run

[Verse]

Am F C

There’s a future in my life I can't forsee

Am F C

Unless of course I stay on course and keep you next to me

Am F C

There will always be the kind that criticize

Am F C

-stop

But I know yes I know we'll be alright

[Chorus]

This time I'm ready to run (RUN!)

Escape from this city and follow the sun

F C F C

Cuz I wanna be yours, don't you wanna be mine

F C G F

I don't wanna get lost in the dark of the night

This time I'm ready to run (RUN!)

Wherever you are is the place I belong

F C F C

Cuz I wanna be free and I wanna be young

F C

I'll never look back now

G A#

I'm re--ady to run

[Post-Chorus]

A# C

This time I'm ready to run

Ready to run

I'll give everything that I got for your love

[Chorus]

This time I'm ready to run

Escape from this city and follow the sun

F C F C

Cuz I wanna be yours, don't you wanna be mine

F C G F

I don't wanna get lost in the dark of the night

This time I'm ready to run (RUN!)

Wherever you are is the place I belong

F C F C

Cuz I wanna be free and I wanna be young

F C

I'll never look back now

G C

-once

I'm re--ady to run

About Ready To Run Chords by One Direction

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