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I Ran Away

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I RAN AWAY
COLDPLAY
[Intro]
  C#m   G#m    A     G#mx4
[Verse 1]
C#mI ran away G#mfrom you
AThat's all I ever G#mdo
C#mAnd though I started G#mhere
AI ran away G#mfrom you
C#mI'm gonna come on G#min
AAnd see it G#mthrough,
[Verse 2]
A#mI ran away G#mfrom you
AThat's all I ever G#mdo
C#mAnd when I heard you G#mcall
A"Come back to G#mYou"
C#mI know I should G#mstay
AI don't have the stomach G#mto
[Chorus]
EAnd EveryF#one I know says
I'm a fDool to mess with Ayou
    EEveryF#one I know says
It's a stDupid thing to Ado
    EI have your F#love on call
And yet my Dday is so Afull
There might be nDothing left to Ado
So I Dran away from Ayou
[Link]
  C#m   G#m    A      G#mx4
[Verse 3]
C#mI'm gonna come on G#min
AMy eyes are G#mclosed
C#mI can feel it G#mthere
AThe sun's so G#mclose
C#mI'm gonna come G#mon out
AAnd burn the G#msky
[Link]
C#m    G#m   A   G#m
[Verse 4]
C#mA star G#marose Ain my own G#mcage
C#mI'm stuck in G#mlife Aand in a G#mcage
C#mJust a single G#mstar
AI see it fG#mallC#m  G#m  A  G#m  
[Chorus]
EAnd EveryF#one I know says
I'm a fDool to mess with Ayou
    EEveryF#one I know says
It's a stDupid thing to Ado
    EI have your F#love on call
And yet my Dday is so Afull
There might be nDothing left to Ado
So I Dran away from Ayou
[Outro]
   C#m     F#m     E       F#mx4
   E     F#     D        Ax4
   D        Ax2
End on A

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I Ran Away

by Coldplay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

G#m

A#m

F#m

I RAN AWAY

COLDPLAY

[Intro]

C#m G#m A G#m

[Verse 1]

C#m G#m

I ran away from you

A G#m

That's all I ever do

C#m G#m

And though I started here

A G#m

I ran away from you

C#m G#m

I'm gonna come on in

A G#m

And see it through,

[Verse 2]

A#m G#m

I ran away from you

A G#m

That's all I ever do

C#m G#m

And when I heard you call

A G#m

"Come back to You"

C#m G#m

I know I should stay

A G#m

I don't have the stomach to

[Chorus]

E F#

And Everyone I know says

D A

I'm a fool to mess with you

E F#

Everyone I know says

D A

It's a stupid thing to do

E F#

I have your love on call

D A

And yet my day is so full

D A

There might be nothing left to do

D A

So I ran away from you

[Link]

C#m G#m A G#m

[Verse 3]

C#m G#m

I'm gonna come on in

A G#m

My eyes are closed

C#m G#m

I can feel it there

A G#m

The sun's so close

C#m G#m

I'm gonna come on out

A G#m

And burn the sky

[Link]

C#m G#m A G#m

[Verse 4]

C#m G#m A G#m

A star arose in my own cage

C#m G#m A G#m

I'm stuck in life and in a cage

C#m G#m

Just a single star

A G#m C#m G#m A G#m

I see it fall

[Chorus]

E F#

And Everyone I know says

D A

I'm a fool to mess with you

E F#

Everyone I know says

D A

It's a stupid thing to do

E F#

I have your love on call

D A

And yet my day is so full

D A

There might be nothing left to do

D A

So I ran away from you

[Outro]

C#m F#m E F#m

E F# D A

D A

End on A

About I Ran Away Chords by Coldplay

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