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One Direction - Story Of My Life - Ready To Run

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Capo on 3.
(Picking intro is OPTIONAL!!!!)
Am C Am C
AmWritten in these walls are the Fstories that I can't Cexplain
I Amleave my heart open but it Fstays right here empty for Cdays
She Amtold me in the morning she don't Ffeel the same about us in her Cbones
AmSeems to me that when I die these Fwords will be written on my Cstone
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And I'll be Amgone, Ggone Ctonight
The ground beneath my Amfeet is Gopen Cwide
The way that I been Amholding Con too tight
With nothing in Gbetween
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CThis time I'm ready to run
AmEscape from the city and follow the sun
'Cause I Fwanna be Cyours, don't you Fwanna be Cmine?
I don't Fwanna get Clost in the Gdark of the Amnight
CThis time I'm ready to run
AmWherever you are is the place I belong
'Cause I Fwanna be Cfree, and I Fwanna be Cyoung
I will Fnever look Cback now GI'm ready to Crun
CThe story of, the story of,
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There's a Amfuture in my Flife I can't Cforesee
UAmnless, of course, I Fstay on course and Ckeep you next to me
There will Amalways be the Fkind that Ccriticize
But I Amknow, yes, I Fknow we'll be Calright
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CThe story of my life
I take her home
AmI drive all night
To keep her warm
And Amtime is frozFen (the story of, the story of)
CThe story of my life
I give her hope
I Amspend her love
Until she's broke
FInside
The story of my Clife 
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And I been Amwaiting for this time to come arFound
But baby Crunning after you is like chasing the Gclouds
CThis time I'm ready to run
AmEscape from the city and follow the sun
'Cause I Fwanna be Cyours, don't you Fwanna be Cmine?
I don't Fwanna get Clost in the Gdark of the Amnight
CThis time I'm ready to run
AmWherever you are is the place I belong
'Cause I Fwanna be Cfree, and I Fwanna be Cyoung
I will Fnever look Cback now I'm Gready to Crun
The story of my Clife

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One Direction - Story Of My Life - Ready To Run

by Misc Mashups

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 3.

(Picking intro is OPTIONAL!!!!)

Am C Am C

Am F C

Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain

Am F C

I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days

Am F C

She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones

Am F C

Seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone

~~~~~~

Am G C

And I'll be gone, gone tonight

Am G C

The ground beneath my feet is open wide

Am C

The way that I been holding on too tight

With nothing in between

~~~~~~

This time I'm ready to run

Escape from the city and follow the sun

F C F C

'Cause I wanna be yours, don't you wanna be mine?

F C G Am

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

This time I'm ready to run

Wherever you are is the place I belong

F C F C

'Cause I wanna be free, and I wanna be young

F C G C

I will never look back now I'm ready to run

The story of, the story of,

~~~~~~

Am F C

There's a future in my life I can't foresee

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

But I know, yes, I know we'll be alright

~~~~~~

The story of my life

I take her home

I drive all night

To keep her warm

Am F

And time is frozen (the story of, the story of)

The story of my life

I give her hope

I spend her love

Until she's broke

Inside

The story of my life

~~~~~~

Am F

And I been waiting for this time to come around

C G

But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds

This time I'm ready to run

Escape from the city and follow the sun

F C F C

'Cause I wanna be yours, don't you wanna be mine?

F C G Am

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

This time I'm ready to run

Wherever you are is the place I belong

F C F C

'Cause I wanna be free, and I wanna be young

F C G C

I will never look back now I'm ready to run

The story of my life

About One Direction - Story Of My Life - Ready To Run Chords by Misc Mashups

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The chords for "One Direction - Story Of My Life - Ready To Run" show the original chord names (including Am, C, F, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.