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Runaway

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Tuning: Standard
Capo:   4
    Em(022000)
     D(xx0232)
     C(x32010)
     G(320033)
    Am(x02210)
 Cmaj7(x32000)
[Intro]
  Em   D(4x)
[Verse 1]
 EmI was listening to the Docean
EmI saw a face in the Dsand
But when I Cpicked it up
Then it vGanished awDay from my Chands
EmI had a dream I was Dseven
EmClimbing my way in a Dtree
I saw a Cpiece of heaven
GWaiting impDatient for Cme
[Pre-Chorus]
And AmI was running far away
Would CI run off the world someday?
GNobody knows, nobDody knows
And AmI was dancing in the rain
I fCelt alive and I can't complain
[Chorus]
GBut now take me home
DTake me home where I Cmaj7belong
I can't take it anymAmore
[Verse 2]
EmI was painting a Dpicture
EmThe picture was a painting of Dyou and
For a Cmoment I thought you were Ghere
But then agDain, it wasn't Ctrue
And Emall this time I have been Dlying
Oh, Emlying in secret to mysDelf
I've beeCn putting sorrow on the Gfarrest placeD  
On my shCelf, da di da
[Pre-Chorus]
And AmI was running far away
Would CI run off the world someday?
GNobody knows, nobDody knows
And AmI was dancing in the rain
I fCelt alive and I can't complain
[Chorus]
GBut now take me home
DTake me home where I Cmaj7belong
I got no other place to go
GNow take me home
DTake me home where I Cmaj7belong
I got no other place to go
GNow take me home
DTake me home where I Cmaj7belong
I can't take it anymAmore
[Bridge]
But I kept Amrunning
For a soft place to Cfall
And I kept Grunning
For a soft place to Dfall
And I kept Amrunning
For a soft place to Cfall
And I kept Grunning
For a soft place to Dfall
[Pre-Chorus]
And AmI was running far away
Would CI run off the world someday?
[Chorus]
GBut now take me home
DTake me home where I Cmaj7belong
I got no other place to go
GNow take me home
DTake me home where I Cmaj7belong
I got no other place to go
[Outro]
GNow take me hoDme
Home where I Cmaj7belong, oh no, no
GNow take me hoDme
Home where I Cmaj7belong, oh oh-oh oh-oh
GNow take me hoDme
Home where I Cmaj7belong, oh no, no
GNow take me hoDme
Home where I Cmaj7belong
I can't take it anymAmore

All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

"Runaway" is a song about escapism and the deep longing to return home, a feeling Aurora herself experienced while touring and being far from her family. She wrote the melody and lyrics when she was 11 or 12 years old for a school assignment, and she says the lyrics became more meaningful to her as she grew up. The song, which appears on her debut EP Running with the Wolves and album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, blends folktronica, synth-pop, and electronic elements with Nordic-folk influences. At its heart, it plays like a tender reflection on finding a "soft place to fall."

AI-written from these sources:Runaway (Aurora song) — Wikipedia ↗Aurora (singer) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Runaway

by AURORA

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

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Tuning: Standard

Capo: 4

(022000)

(xx0232)

(x32010)

(320033)

(x02210)

Cmaj7

(x32000)

[Intro]

Em D

(4x)

[Verse 1]

Em D

I was listening to the ocean

Em D

I saw a face in the sand

But when I picked it up

G D C

Then it vanished away from my hands

Em D

I had a dream I was seven

Em D

Climbing my way in a tree

I saw a piece of heaven

G D C

Waiting impatient for me

[Pre-Chorus]

And I was running far away

Would I run off the world someday?

G D

Nobody knows, nobody knows

And I was dancing in the rain

I felt alive and I can't complain

[Chorus]

But now take me home

D Cmaj7

Take me home where I belong

I can't take it anymore

[Verse 2]

Em D

I was painting a picture

Em D

The picture was a painting of you and

C G

For a moment I thought you were here

D C

But then again, it wasn't true

Em D

And all this time I have been lying

Em D

Oh, lying in secret to myself

C G D

I've been putting sorrow on the farrest place

On my shelf, da di da

[Pre-Chorus]

And I was running far away

Would I run off the world someday?

G D

Nobody knows, nobody knows

And I was dancing in the rain

I felt alive and I can't complain

[Chorus]

But now take me home

D Cmaj7

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

D Cmaj7

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

D Cmaj7

Take me home where I belong

I can't take it anymore

[Bridge]

But I kept running

For a soft place to fall

And I kept running

For a soft place to fall

And I kept running

For a soft place to fall

And I kept running

For a soft place to fall

[Pre-Chorus]

And I was running far away

Would I run off the world someday?

[Chorus]

But now take me home

D Cmaj7

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

D Cmaj7

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

[Outro]

G D

Now take me home

Cmaj7

Home where I belong, oh no, no

G D

Now take me home

Cmaj7

Home where I belong, oh oh-oh oh-oh

G D

Now take me home

Cmaj7

Home where I belong, oh no, no

G D

Now take me home

Cmaj7

Home where I belong

I can't take it anymore

About Runaway Chords by AURORA

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