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Runaway

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Runaway
Status Quo
Whatever You Want 1979
|G| |G| |G| |G|
|G| |G| |G| |G|
|G| |G| |G| |G|
|G| |G| 
GRiding on a hCigh
Riding so hGigh now I'm leaving
FAm I running fCar from my own fGearsF  
I'm nGever facing Cup
I never face Gup to the reasons
And nFever showing aCny of my tGears
Cos IF  
Leave out the back way
Not the Cway that I came in
Beacuse it Gseems like the Flogical wGay, Fat the tGime
And then I rCun, run, run
And seek a Ghideaway
I'm on the rCun, run, run, I'm falling
D7Run, run I'm a runawayG  
Can I go bCack
Can I go bGack where I started
I aFlways will reCmember my nGeeds
Take me far away
Take me away to an island
And leave me hear to cry in my own tears
Try me once again
Try me again when you're passing
Maybe I'll remember you in years
I can't go out the back way 
Just the way that I came in
I hope it seems like the logical way, at the time
Beacuse I'll run, run, run
And seek a hideaway
I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling
Run, run I'm a runaway
Can I go back
Can I go back where I started
I always will remember my needs
|G| |G| |B7| |B7| 
|C| |C| |D| |D|
|C| |C| |D| |D|
Looking for so long
But I am listening longer
I haven't seen or heard a thing from you
I can't stay here
I couldn't stay here if you paid me
I can't give you any guarantees
I won't
Go out the back way
Not the way that I came in
Beacuse it seems like the logical way, at the time
And then I run, run, run
And seek a hideaway
I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling
Run, run I'm a runaway
Can I go back
Can I go back where I started
I always will remember my needs
Can I go back
Can I go back where I started
I always will remember my needs
I always will remember my needs
I said,I always will remember my needs
|F| |C| |G| |G|x5
|G| |G| |G| |G|x2

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Runaway

by Status Quo

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Runaway

Status Quo

Whatever You Want 1979

G G G G

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G G G G

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G G G G

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G G

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G C

Riding on a high

Riding so high now I'm leaving

F C G F

Am I running far from my own fears

G C

I'm never facing up

I never face up to the reasons

F C G

And never showing any of my tears

Cos I

Leave out the back way

Not the way that I came in

G F G F G

Beacuse it seems like the logical way, at the time

And then I run, run, run

And seek a hideaway

I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling

D7 G

Run, run I'm a runaway

Can I go back

Can I go back where I started

F C G

I always will remember my needs

Take me far away

Take me away to an island

And leave me hear to cry in my own tears

Try me once again

Try me again when you're passing

Maybe I'll remember you in years

I can't go out the back way

Just the way that I came in

I hope it seems like the logical way, at the time

Beacuse I'll run, run, run

And seek a hideaway

I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling

Run, run I'm a runaway

Can I go back

Can I go back where I started

I always will remember my needs

G G B7 B7

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C C D D

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C C D D

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Looking for so long

But I am listening longer

I haven't seen or heard a thing from you

I can't stay here

I couldn't stay here if you paid me

I can't give you any guarantees

I won't

Go out the back way

Not the way that I came in

Beacuse it seems like the logical way, at the time

And then I run, run, run

And seek a hideaway

I'm on the run, run, run, I'm falling

Run, run I'm a runaway

Can I go back

Can I go back where I started

I always will remember my needs

Can I go back

Can I go back where I started

I always will remember my needs

I said,I always will remember my needs

F C G G

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G G G G

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