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Runaway

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Intro: Bbm  
From the live acoustic vid on youtube. 
Verse 1: 
BbmAs I walk along, I wG#onder what went wrong, with F#our love, a love that was so sF7trong.
BbmAnd as I still walk on, I tG#hink of, the things we`ve done F#together, while our hearts were yF7oung
Chorus 1:
BbI`m out walking in the rain, Gmtears are falling and I feel the pain
BbWishing you were here by me, tGmo end this misery
And I Bbwonder, I wa-wa-wa-wa-wGmonder 
BbWhy? wh-wh-wh-wha-Gmwhy, she ran away
And I D#wonder, where she will sF7tay?
My little Bbrunaway, rD#un, run, run, run, ruBbnaway.F7  
[Instrumental Break over verse progression]
[finger pick an arpeggiation for a solo]
Chorus 2:
BbI`m  walking in the rain, Gmtears are falling and I feel the pain
BbWishing you were here by me, tGmo end this misery
And I Bbwonder, I wa-wa-wa-wa-wGmonder 
BbWhy? wh-wh-wh-wha-Gmwhy, she ran away
And I D#wonder, where she will sF7tay?
My little Bbrunaway, rD#un, run, run, run, ruBbnaway.
D#Run, run, run, run, rBbunaway
D#Run, run, run, run, rBbunaway
D#Run, run, run, run, rBbunaway
(end)

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Runaway

by John Frusciante

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Bbm

Intro:

From the live acoustic vid on youtube.

Verse 1:

Bbm G# F# F7

As I walk along, I wonder what went wrong, with our love, a love that was so strong.

Bbm G# F# F7

And as I still walk on, I think of, the things we`ve done together, while our hearts were young

Chorus 1:

Bb Gm

I`m out walking in the rain, tears are falling and I feel the pain

Bb Gm

Wishing you were here by me, to end this misery

Bb Gm

And I wonder, I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder

Bb Gm

Why? wh-wh-wh-wha-why, she ran away

D# F7

And I wonder, where she will stay?

Bb D# Bb F7

My little runaway, run, run, run, run, runaway.

[Instrumental Break over verse progression]

[finger pick an arpeggiation for a solo]

Chorus 2:

Bb Gm

I`m walking in the rain, tears are falling and I feel the pain

Bb Gm

Wishing you were here by me, to end this misery

Bb Gm

And I wonder, I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder

Bb Gm

Why? wh-wh-wh-wha-why, she ran away

D# F7

And I wonder, where she will stay?

Bb D# Bb

My little runaway, run, run, run, run, runaway.

D# Bb

Run, run, run, run, runaway

D# Bb

Run, run, run, run, runaway

D# Bb

Run, run, run, run, runaway

(end)

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