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MOVIE:  BALLERINA
             RUNAWAYS
         CARLY RAE JEPSEN
INTRO:
C  Am  Em
C  Am  Em
VERSE:
  CI was at our Amold school, sitting in the Emsun
WGaiting for the passing tCrains
Wishing you were hAmere
And wishing we could Emrun
WGishing we could run awFay
Right across the rCiver in a town so smGall
The leaves are gonna chAmange us when they start to fFall
Take us to the cCity where we'll have it aGll
We'll hGave it aGll, oh
CHORUS:
COh, yeah
EmI would run away with Amyou now
FWe could do the things we prComised 
We would always Emdo
Take the train to TAmimbuktu
FWe could join the circus
COh, yeah
WEmould you just escape with Amme now?
FWe could do the things we prComised 
Dreaming wide awEmake
Take me back to yAmesterday
FWe could be the runawCaaaGaaaAmaaays, oh
FWe could be the runawCays
AwGay
AAmway
Yeah, Fwe could be the runawCays

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Runaways

by Carly Rae Jepsen

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MOVIE: BALLERINA

RUNAWAYS

CARLY RAE JEPSEN

INTRO:

C Am Em

VERSE:

C Am Em

I was at our old school, sitting in the sun

G C

Waiting for the passing trains

Wishing you were here

And wishing we could run

G F

Wishing we could run away

C G

Right across the river in a town so small

Am F

The leaves are gonna change us when they start to fall

C G

Take us to the city where we'll have it all

G G

We'll have it all, oh

CHORUS:

Oh, yeah

Em Am

I would run away with you now

F C

We could do the things we promised

We would always do

Take the train to Timbuktu

We could join the circus

Oh, yeah

Em Am

Would you just escape with me now?

F C

We could do the things we promised

Dreaming wide awake

Take me back to yesterday

F C G Am

We could be the runawaaaaaaaaays, oh

F C

We could be the runaways

Away

F C

Yeah, we could be the runaways

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