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AI was driving it was getting late
AWe pulled into a super 8
EJust off the freeway near DRichmond
AAnd it was cold it was Halloween
AYou looked up and you smiled at me
EWe're just two runaways Drunning on a dream
EI was broke I was F#mso   Dblue
EYeah I was stuck I was a F#mthreaded Dscrew
Until I ran with Ayou
AThere were bloodstains on the floor
APut a chair up against the door
And I Eopened a bottle we'd been Dsaving
AI stayed up till you fell asleep
AI went outside and I watched the leaves
Just Efalling slowly and Dsilently
AI didn't want it to Eend
F#mI didn't want it to Dend I still go there
AI didn't want it to Eend
F#mI didn't want it to Dend I still go there
ASunrise over Irongate
AWhere the Jackson meets the James
Where the Etwo rivers Dwhisper and rage
ACarolina seemed to call our names
AWe headed south in the morning rain
And got Edrunk in some bar near (DGreenview? Not sure on the actual town he's naming.)
EAnd we danced to the F#mcountry Dband
EAnd we danced till we F#mcouldn't Dstand
And then we ran, ran, Eran
Ohhh F#mall, Dall Enight
Ohhh F#malk, Dall Enight
AI can't believe that we've come so far
EFound each other out in the dark
F#mYou were trouble right from the start
DBut I was so in love I was falling apart
AI can't believe that we've come so far
EFound each other out in the dark
F#mYou were trouble right from the start
DBut I was so in love I was falling apart
AI didn't want it to Eend
F#mI didn't want it to Dend I still go there
AI didn't want it to Eend
F#mI didn't want it to Dend I still go there
AIn my Ehead    F#m(I didn't want it to Dend I still go there)
AIn my Ehead    F#m(I didn't want it to Dend I still go there)

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Runaways

by Sam Russo

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F#m

I was driving it was getting late

We pulled into a super 8

E D

Just off the freeway near Richmond

And it was cold it was Halloween

You looked up and you smiled at me

E D

We're just two runaways running on a dream

E F#m D

I was broke I was so blue

E F#m D

Yeah I was stuck I was a threaded screw

Until I ran with you

There were bloodstains on the floor

Put a chair up against the door

E D

And I opened a bottle we'd been saving

I stayed up till you fell asleep

I went outside and I watched the leaves

E D

Just falling slowly and silently

A E

I didn't want it to end

F#m D

I didn't want it to end I still go there

A E

I didn't want it to end

F#m D

I didn't want it to end I still go there

Sunrise over Irongate

Where the Jackson meets the James

E D

Where the two rivers whisper and rage

Carolina seemed to call our names

We headed south in the morning rain

E D

And got drunk in some bar near (Greenview? Not sure on the actual town he's naming.)

E F#m D

And we danced to the country band

E F#m D

And we danced till we couldn't stand

And then we ran, ran, ran

F#m D E

Ohhh all, all night

F#m D E

Ohhh alk, all night

I can't believe that we've come so far

Found each other out in the dark

F#m

You were trouble right from the start

But I was so in love I was falling apart

I can't believe that we've come so far

Found each other out in the dark

F#m

You were trouble right from the start

But I was so in love I was falling apart

A E

I didn't want it to end

F#m D

I didn't want it to end I still go there

A E

I didn't want it to end

F#m D

I didn't want it to end I still go there

A E F#m D

In my head (I didn't want it to end I still go there)

A E F#m D

In my head (I didn't want it to end I still go there)

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