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Runaway Train

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Tuning: standard 
Well, I do not know the "real" names of one chord I used, so here are the chords:
          Fm7|    C#sus2| C#X?     |        F#|
e:|--1-------|--4-------|--4-------|--2-------|
b:|--1-------|--4-------|--4-------|--2-------|
g:|--1-------|--6-------|--5-------|--3-------|
D:|--1-------|--6-------|--6-------|--4-------|
A:|--3-------|--4-------|--4-------|--4-------|
E:|--1-------|--x-------|--x-------|--2-------|
Intro
|  Fm7|  Fm7|  C#sus2| C#X   C#sus2| (2x) 
Verse
Its a Fm7corner that you turn
                            Fm7     C#sus2C#X  C#sus2  
Its a lesson that you learn in time
Its a Fm7worry that you feel
Another Fm7scar that you conceal
        C#sus2C#X  C#sus2  
From sight
Pre Chorus
                                 Fm7    C#sus2C#X    C#sus2  
Have I been away too long for me to say?
                                     Fm7    C#sus2C#X  C#sus2  
Have I been away too long for things to change?
Chorus
  F#From a runC#sus2away traFm7in
Caught beneath the wF#heels
Of a runC#sus2away traFm7in
|  Fm7|  Fm7|  C#sus2| C#X   C#sus2|
Verse
Every Fm7moment of the day
                       Fm7    C#sus2C#X  C#sus2  
I feel it crumbling away if I
I only Fm7have myself to blame
                                       Fm7    C#sus2C#X C#sus2  
For all the cracks within the frame that I find
Pre Chorus
                                 Fm7    C#sus2C#X    C#sus2  
Have I been away too long for me to say?
                                     Fm7    C#sus2C#X  C#sus2  
Have I been away too long for things to change?
Chorus
  F#From a runC#sus2away traFm7in
Caught beneath the wF#heels
Of a runC#sus2away traFm7in
And not know how it fF#eels
To be a runawayC#sus2  
F#To be a runawaC#sus2y
                F#  C#sus2......
To be a runaway yeah
Fm7Its alright, its ok, its alright
Here is the little guitar melody played in the intro and between the verses:
e:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b:|-------------------------------------------------------8-8s11-9--|
g:|-3s5----5-5-5s3---3-3-3s1---1-1-1p0--0-0p1-0---------------------|
D:|---------------------------------------------3s5-5s6-------------|
A:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Runaway Train

by Oleander

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

C#sus2

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Tuning: standard

Well, I do not know the "real" names of one chord I used, so here are the chords:

Fm7 C#sus2 F#

| | C#X? | |

e:|--1-------|--4-------|--4-------|--2-------|

b:|--1-------|--4-------|--4-------|--2-------|

g:|--1-------|--6-------|--5-------|--3-------|

D:|--1-------|--6-------|--6-------|--4-------|

A:|--3-------|--4-------|--4-------|--4-------|

E:|--1-------|--x-------|--x-------|--2-------|

Intro

Fm7 Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

| | | | C#X | (2x)

Verse

Fm7

Its a corner that you turn

Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

Its a lesson that you learn in time

Fm7

Its a worry that you feel

Fm7

Another scar that you conceal

C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

From sight

Pre Chorus

Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

Have I been away too long for me to say?

Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

Have I been away too long for things to change?

Chorus

F# C#sus2 Fm7

From a runaway train

Caught beneath the wheels

C#sus2 Fm7

Of a runaway train

Fm7 Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

| | | | C#X |

Verse

Fm7

Every moment of the day

Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

I feel it crumbling away if I

Fm7

I only have myself to blame

Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

For all the cracks within the frame that I find

Pre Chorus

Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

Have I been away too long for me to say?

Fm7 C#sus2 C#sus2

C#X

Have I been away too long for things to change?

Chorus

F# C#sus2 Fm7

From a runaway train

Caught beneath the wheels

C#sus2 Fm7

Of a runaway train

And not know how it feels

C#sus2

To be a runaway

F# C#sus2

To be a runaway

F# C#sus2

......

To be a runaway yeah

Fm7

Its alright, its ok, its alright

Here is the little guitar melody played in the intro and between the verses:

e:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

b:|-------------------------------------------------------8-8s11-9--|

g:|-3s5----5-5-5s3---3-3-3s1---1-1-1p0--0-0p1-0---------------------|

D:|---------------------------------------------3s5-5s6-------------|

A:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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