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Runaway Lover

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YAmou lost your repGutation on a woman D  
AmYou didn?t underGstand or care to D  
know 
AmYou get your eduGcation from your lovDers 
AmBut now there?s Gjust no place for yoDu 
to go 
(Chorus) 
AmIt doesn?t pay 
GTo be a runaway lovDer 
AmIt doesn?t pay  
GTo give away what you lack D  
You?ll never get your money back 
( Am G D again in this part) 
You?re set adrift with no direction 
Just like a ship that?s lost at sea 
You don?t care where you drop your  
anchor 
Make sure it doesn?t land on me 
 (Chorus) 
Chorus) 
AmIt doesn?t pay 
GTo be a runaway lovDer 
AmIt doesn?t pay  
GTo give away what you lack D  
You?ll never get your money back 
AmWalking around on a cloGud 
DCause every girl you meet just trips  
on you 
AmSaying your name out louGd 
DI guess you met your match 
Now wAmhat will you do D  

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Runaway Lover

by Madonna

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am G D

You lost your reputation on a woman

Am G D

You didn?t understand or care to

know

Am G D

You get your education from your lovers

Am G D

But now there?s just no place for you

to go

(Chorus)

It doesn?t pay

G D

To be a runaway lover

It doesn?t pay

G D

To give away what you lack

You?ll never get your money back

( Am G D again in this part)

You?re set adrift with no direction

Just like a ship that?s lost at sea

You don?t care where you drop your

anchor

Make sure it doesn?t land on me

(Chorus)

Chorus)

It doesn?t pay

G D

To be a runaway lover

It doesn?t pay

G D

To give away what you lack

You?ll never get your money back

Am G

Walking around on a cloud

Cause every girl you meet just trips

on you

Am G

Saying your name out loud

I guess you met your match

Am D

Now what will you do

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