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Runaway

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EADGBE tuning
Capo 3rd fret
E       A        C
E-0-   E-0-    E-0-|
B-0-   B-0-    B-0-|
G-0-   G-2-    G-5-|
D-2-   D-2-    D-5-|
A-2-   A-0-    A-3-|
E-0-   E-0-    E-0-|
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Intro:
 E   A   E   A2x
Alright, Enow take one look at mAe,
Cause it's the lEast you'll ever sAee because I'm leEavingA  
Etonight.A  
And just thEink about it, you'll nAever have to be eEmbarrassed,
In front of your frAiends and family agEain,A  
so eEnjoy it.A  
And the aCir will be better,
It will Cfeel much thinner.
There will Cbe no more excuses,
And no morCe covering up your face.
E A E A
And I'm gEoing to run aAway with my baby,
Get maErried and maybe Asomeday we'll have kEidsA  
Athat you'll never mEeet.A  
And I'm Egonna tell them sAtories of how the Egrandpa would bathe in the Aglory
of all his Epower,A  
And use his fEake friends.A  
And see the Cair will be better,
It will Cfeel much thinner.
It will fCeel like heaven.
It will fCeel so good when I am gone.
 E   A   E   A2x
Now see I dEon't know what you thiAnk, you're just a kEid.
Only A18, where do you think you're Egoing?A  E  A  
See, you've Egot nothing to Astand on,
You don't have a Ebetter place to Alive.
And you'll be wiEshingA  
that you never leEft.A  
And the Cair will be thicker,
It will Cbe hard to breathe sometimes.
You won't kCnow what hit you,
You'll be Csad and lonely before you know it.
E A E A
Now, Edon't go make a deAcision that's going to Eleave your life down a
Acollision course of faEilure.A  E  A  
But you're a gErown up now, you're 18A.
Just don't cEome running Aback to me when you need Esomething,A  
My door is Elocked.A  
And the aCir will be humid,
It will Cgive you headaches.
It will Cmake you sweat.
It will Cbe a mistake if you go,
E A E
And I won't Abe there to cover Eup your tracks no Amore.
E A
EDad, I'm leAaving tonEight,
You can't sAcare me anymore.
And EI don't nAeed this in my Elife,
I don't nAeed it anymore.
EDad, I'm leAaving tonEight,
You can't sAcare me anymore.
And EI don't Aneed this in my lEife,
I don't neAed it anymore.
GoCodbye.
Figure out the strumming yourself. and go buy the record it's really really good!! [Chino]

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Runaway

by The Early November

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

Chords in this song · guitar

EADGBE tuning

Capo 3rd fret

E A C

E E E

-0- -0- -0-|

B B B

-0- -0- -0-|

G G G

-0- -2- -5-|

D D D

-2- -2- -5-|

A A A

-2- -0- -3-|

E E E

-0- -0- -0-|

Figure out the strumming

Intro:

E A E A

E A

Alright, now take one look at me,

E A E A

Cause it's the last you'll ever see because I'm leaving

E A

tonight.

E A E

And just think about it, you'll never have to be embarrassed,

A E A

In front of your friends and family again,

E A

so enjoy it.

And the air will be better,

It will feel much thinner.

There will be no more excuses,

And no more covering up your face.

E A E A

E A

And I'm going to run away with my baby,

E A E A

Get married and maybe someday we'll have kids

A E A

that you'll never meet.

E A E A

And I'm gonna tell them stories of how the grandpa would bathe in the glory

E A

of all his power,

E A

And use his fake friends.

And see the air will be better,

It will feel much thinner.

It will feel like heaven.

It will feel so good when I am gone.

E A E A

E A E

Now see I don't know what you think, you're just a kid.

A E A E A

Only 18, where do you think you're going?

E A

See, you've got nothing to stand on,

E A

You don't have a better place to live.

E A

And you'll be wishing

E A

that you never left.

And the air will be thicker,

It will be hard to breathe sometimes.

You won't know what hit you,

You'll be sad and lonely before you know it.

E A E A

E A E

Now, don't go make a decision that's going to leave your life down a

A E A E A

collision course of failure.

E A

But you're a grown up now, you're 18.

E A E A

Just don't come running back to me when you need something,

E A

My door is locked.

And the air will be humid,

It will give you headaches.

It will make you sweat.

It will be a mistake if you go,

E A E

A E A

And I won't be there to cover up your tracks no more.

E A

E A E

Dad, I'm leaving tonight,

You can't scare me anymore.

E A E

And I don't need this in my life,

I don't need it anymore.

E A E

Dad, I'm leaving tonight,

You can't scare me anymore.

E A E

And I don't need this in my life,

I don't need it anymore.

Goodbye.

Figure out the strumming yourself. and go buy the record it's really really good!! [Chino]

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