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Intro:
/    B/    B/    B/    B/
"(This song is based on a true story.  Which would be fine,if it wasn't     autobiographical)"
Verse 1:
/    B/    D#m/    G#m/    E/
/    B/    D#m/    G#m/    E/
/    B/    D#m/    G#m/    C#7/
"I could have told you why.  It would have made me cry, a little.
 I could have told you lies.  It would have made me die, a little.
 I could have told you anything, except the truth which burns my middle".
Chorus 1:
/    B/    D#m/    G#m/    E/
/    B/    D#m/    G#m/    E/
/    Em/    B/    B/
"-|Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay.  That's what I did to-day-ay.
--| Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay.  There's nothing that I could have sa-aid.
 But cry a little".
Verse 2:
Same 12 bars as Verse 1
"You found another love, someone to wipe away your tears.
 I left it all behind of me, never to turn and face my fears.
 We may have fought with teeth and nails, I still recall your banking    details".
Chorus 2:
The first 8 bars mirror those of Chorus 1 (lyrics & chords), then:
/    B/    D#m/    G#m/    C#7/    C#7/
"Those that cry and run away-ay, live to cry another da-ay".
Chorus 3:
The first eight bars of Chorus 1 again (lyrics & chords)
Outro:
The song goes up a key:
/    C#/    Fm/    A#m/    F#/
/    C#/    Fm/    A#m/    F#/
/    F#m/    C#/    F#m/    C#/
/    F#m/    F#m/  C#  
"-|Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay.  That's what I did to-day-ay.
--| Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay.  There's nothing that I could have sa-aid.
 But cry, a little.
 Lie, a little.
 Die, just a little".

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The story behind the song

"Run Away" by Super Furry Animals is a vibrant homage to the "Wall of Sound" production style, particularly inspired by Phil Spector's work with 1960s girl groups. The band's Gruff Rhys noted that the song emerged from listening to classics like "Be My Baby" too many times, with the drumbeat specifically nodding to that era. This track from their 2007 album Hey Venus! captures a rich, layered sound. It plays like a joyful, retro-infused escape, inviting you to lose yourself in its expansive sonic landscape.

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Run Away

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Run Away

by Super Furry Animals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#m

C#7

A#m

F#m

Intro:

B B B B

/ / / / /

"(This song is based on a true story. Which would be fine,if it wasn't autobiographical)"

Verse 1:

B D#m G#m E

/ / / / /

B D#m G#m E

/ / / / /

B D#m G#m C#7

/ / / / /

"I could have told you why. It would have made me cry, a little.

I could have told you lies. It would have made me die, a little.

I could have told you anything, except the truth which burns my middle".

Chorus 1:

B D#m G#m E

/ / / / /

B D#m G#m E

/ / / / /

Em B B

/ / / /

"-|Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay. That's what I did to-day-ay.

--| Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay. There's nothing that I could have sa-aid.

But cry a little".

Verse 2:

Same 12 bars as Verse 1

"You found another love, someone to wipe away your tears.

I left it all behind of me, never to turn and face my fears.

We may have fought with teeth and nails, I still recall your banking details".

Chorus 2:

The first 8 bars mirror those of Chorus 1 (lyrics & chords), then:

B D#m G#m C#7 C#7

/ / / / / /

"Those that cry and run away-ay, live to cry another da-ay".

Chorus 3:

The first eight bars of Chorus 1 again (lyrics & chords)

Outro:

The song goes up a key:

C# Fm A#m F#

/ / / / /

C# Fm A#m F#

/ / / / /

F#m C# F#m C#

/ / / / /

F#m F#m C#

/ / /

"-|Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay. That's what I did to-day-ay.

--| Ru-u-u-u-un aw-ay-ay. There's nothing that I could have sa-aid.

But cry, a little.

Lie, a little.

Die, just a little".

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