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Runaway

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Verse 1]
So is there Canywhere you Gwant to gCo?
She Amsays any Fplace is Chome
But is there Canywhere you Gwant to gCo?
Her crooked Amsmile, Fhow about CMexico?
We'll get Gback
CYou will Gsurely Cbe, Amyou'll Fbe the Cdeath of me
Yeah, Cyou are GsureCly (yeAmah) all the Fbetter Cparts of me
So get Gback
[Chorus]
They won't take us CaliveF  G  
I don't even think I saw it CcomingF  G  
No they won't take us alive
[Verse 2]
You're the Cending of the GmovieC  
AmThe one I Fmeant to Csee
You're the Cending of the GmovieC  
AmThe kind that Ffucks with your Chead
We'll get Gback
Oh here we Cgo Gall the Csame
But do you Amever get outFside your Cbrain?
Oh here we Cgo, Gall the Csame
I'll be arAmound for a Fcouple of Cdays
So get Gback
[Chorus]
They won't take us CaliveF  G  
I don't even think I saw it CcomingF  G  
No they won't take us CaliveF  G  
C        F        G
Now I know what you're talking about
[Instrumental interlude]
 (begins at 2:00)
e|------8---------8--------10-------10------|
B|----8---8----10---10---8----8---8----8----|
G|--9-------10---------7--------7-----------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
(Tremolo Picking)
Count:    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
Pick:  e|-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8-|-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-15-15-|
       B|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|      
       G|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------| 
       D|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------| 
       A|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------| 
       E|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------| 
[Outro]
Chords re-enter lightly at 2:13
  C    F    G(x6)
End on a clean strummed C

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Runaway

by Lydia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

C G C

So is there anywhere you want to go?

Am F C

She says any place is home

C G C

But is there anywhere you want to go?

Am F C

Her crooked smile, how about Mexico?

We'll get back

C G C Am F C

You will surely be, you'll be the death of me

C G C Am F C

Yeah, you are surely (yeah) all the better parts of me

So get back

[Chorus]

C F G

They won't take us alive

C F G

I don't even think I saw it coming

No they won't take us alive

[Verse 2]

C G C

You're the ending of the movie

Am F C

The one I meant to see

C G C

You're the ending of the movie

Am F C

The kind that fucks with your head

We'll get back

C G C

Oh here we go all the same

Am F C

But do you ever get outside your brain?

C G C

Oh here we go, all the same

Am F C

I'll be around for a couple of days

So get back

[Chorus]

C F G

They won't take us alive

C F G

I don't even think I saw it coming

C F G

No they won't take us alive

C F G

Now I know what you're talking about

[Instrumental interlude]

(begins at 2:00)

e|------8---------8--------10-------10------|

B|----8---8----10---10---8----8---8----8----|

G|--9-------10---------7--------7-----------|

D|------------------------------------------|

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

E|------------------------------------------|

(Tremolo Picking)

Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Pick: e|-12-12-12-12-|-8--8--8--8-|-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-15-15-|

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

G|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|

D|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|

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

E|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|

[Outro]

Chords re-enter lightly at 2:13

C F G

(x6)

End on a clean strummed C

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