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Bminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning: Standard EADGBe 
CHORDS USED:
The chord names are just root notes not the actual chords, it makes it easier understand 
e|--D-----C#----B----F#----G----A---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11---9---7---2---4---6--------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0---0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10---9---7---2---3---5--------------------------------------------|
Matt does add some hammer-ons and other picking bits but they're not really necessary 
for it to sound right.
The timing of when to play the actual chord is surprisingly tricky so try play along 
with it first.
Timing
  D.  .  . |  C#.    B  F#|   G.  .  . | .  .  .  A  
1  2  3  4 | 1  2  3  4 | 1  2  3  4 | 1  2  3  4
[Intro]
 D   C#   B   F#   G   A(x2)
Oooo's and Ahhh's
[Verse] 
   (A)                   D  C#  
She speaks like the rain,
BBut she F#howls at the Gmoon.
She Aruns like the Dsun in the winter,C#  
BShe's nF#ot coming home Gsoon.
  A    D    C#    B    F#    G   A(x2)
Oooo's and Ahhh's
    (A)              D  C#  
She follows the rain,
BShe runs F#with the waGter.
She Arevels in all his Dpain,C#  
She Bhits like F#her faGther
She Aspeaks like she Dwants,C#  
Words Bdripping witF#h disdaGin.
She tAells you she Dloves another,C#  
But she kBeeps you in awF#e, keeps Gyou insane.A  
AOooDo's C#& ABhhhF#'sG  A  
[Chorus] 
'Cause Gshe don't give a Ashit aBbout you,
She will let you run Aaway,
So just run away, run awayG  F#/G  
No she don't give a shit Babout you,
She will let you run Aaway,
So just run awayG.F#/G  
No she don't give a fucking shit about Byou,
She will let you run awayA,
So just run awGay.F#/G  
[Outro]
(Played Softly)
No, she don't give a shit about Byou,
She will let you run away,A  
So just run awayG  

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Runaway

by Matt Corby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#/G

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Tuning: Standard EADGBe

CHORDS USED:

The chord names are just root notes not the actual chords, it makes it easier understand

D C# B F# G A

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--11---9---7---2---4---6--------------------------------------------|

D|--0----0---0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--10---9---7---2---3---5--------------------------------------------|

Matt does add some hammer-ons and other picking bits but they're not really necessary

for it to sound right.

The timing of when to play the actual chord is surprisingly tricky so try play along

with it first.

Timing

D C# B F# G A

. . . | . | . . . | . . .

1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4

[Intro]

D C# B F# G A

(x2)

Oooo's and Ahhh's

[Verse]

A D C#

()

She speaks like the rain,

B F# G

But she howls at the moon.

A D C#

She runs like the sun in the winter,

B F# G

She's not coming home soon.

A D C# B F# G A

(x2)

Oooo's and Ahhh's

A D C#

()

She follows the rain,

B F# G

She runs with the water.

A D C#

She revels in all his pain,

B F# G

She hits like her father

A D C#

She speaks like she wants,

B F# G

Words dripping with disdain.

A D C#

She tells you she loves another,

B F# G A

But she keeps you in awe, keeps you insane.

A D C# B F# G A

Oooo's & Ahhh's

[Chorus]

G A B

'Cause she don't give a shit about you,

She will let you run away,

G F#/G

So just run away, run away

No she don't give a shit about you,

She will let you run away,

G F#/G

So just run away.

No she don't give a fucking shit about you,

She will let you run away,

G F#/G

So just run away.

[Outro]

(Played Softly)

No, she don't give a shit about you,

She will let you run away,

So just run away

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