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Runaway Car

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 5
e|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|-------0-------2-------0-------0-------|
D|-------0-------0-------2-------2-------|
A|-------2-------0-------2-------3-------|
E|-------3-------2-------0-------0-------|
         G      D/F#     Em    Cadd9
[Intro]:    G    Cadd9    Em  D/F#  
[Verse 1]
 GStop this runaway car I Cadd9wanna get off, I wanna go back
 if I Emleft you there then I left it all beD/F#hind...
 Cuz Gall I'm feeling now is the Cadd9weight of the world, bearin' down,
 I Emdon't have answers to any of my questions aD/F#nymore...
[Chorus]
 Cuz I might have been Gwrong, I might have been D/F#scared all along,
 I might have been sEmtanding on top of the D/F#world...
 What a difference a Gday makes, I turn and D/F#watch you walk away,
 I might have been sEmtanding on top of the D/F#world...
 Cuz I might have been Gwrong...
[Verse 2]
 GTail lights and a seat on the right in a Cadd9losing fight, into the night,
 oh Emall the while, horses running down my D/F#veins...
 It's Gone word and the softest eyes; Cadd9you say wait and I'll go hide,
 if Emyou're still there then, you're still all I D/F#want...
 [Chorus]
 Because I might have been Gwrong, I might have been D/F#scared all along,
 I might have been Emstanding on top of the D/F#world...
 What a difference a Gday makes, I turned and D/F#watched you walk away,
 I might have been Emstanding on the top of the D/F#world...
 Cuz I might have been Cadd9wrong...
 [Bridge]
 I might have been Emwrong...might have been Gwrong...
 D/F#Might have been...might have been...
 GStop this runaway car, Cadd9if we're not that gone then we're not that far,
 if I Emleft you there then I left it all D/F#behind...
 [Chorus]
 Cuz I might have been Gwrong, I might have been D/F#scared all along,
 I might have been Emstanding on top of the D/F#world...
 What a difference a Gday makes, I turned and D/F#watched you walk away,
 I might have been Emstanding on top of the D/F#world...
 Cuz I might have been Gwrong...
 Might have been Cadd9wrong....might have been Emwrong...
 D/F#Might have been...might have been...
     G         Cadd9       Em       D/F#I might have been wroGng...

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Runaway Car

by Mat Kearney

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Cadd9

Capo 5

e|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|

B|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|

G|-------0-------2-------0-------0-------|

D|-------0-------0-------2-------2-------|

A|-------2-------0-------2-------3-------|

E|-------3-------2-------0-------0-------|

G D/F# Em Cadd9

G Cadd9 Em D/F#

[Intro]:

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

Stop this runaway car I wanna get off, I wanna go back

Em D/F#

if I left you there then I left it all behind...

G Cadd9

Cuz all I'm feeling now is the weight of the world, bearin' down,

Em D/F#

I don't have answers to any of my questions anymore...

[Chorus]

G D/F#

Cuz I might have been wrong, I might have been scared all along,

Em D/F#

I might have been standing on top of the world...

G D/F#

What a difference a day makes, I turn and watch you walk away,

Em D/F#

I might have been standing on top of the world...

Cuz I might have been wrong...

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9

Tail lights and a seat on the right in a losing fight, into the night,

Em D/F#

oh all the while, horses running down my veins...

G Cadd9

It's one word and the softest eyes; you say wait and I'll go hide,

Em D/F#

if you're still there then, you're still all I want...

[Chorus]

G D/F#

Because I might have been wrong, I might have been scared all along,

Em D/F#

I might have been standing on top of the world...

G D/F#

What a difference a day makes, I turned and watched you walk away,

Em D/F#

I might have been standing on the top of the world...

Cadd9

Cuz I might have been wrong...

[Bridge]

Em G

I might have been wrong...might have been wrong...

D/F#

Might have been...might have been...

G Cadd9

Stop this runaway car, if we're not that gone then we're not that far,

Em D/F#

if I left you there then I left it all behind...

[Chorus]

G D/F#

Cuz I might have been wrong, I might have been scared all along,

Em D/F#

I might have been standing on top of the world...

G D/F#

What a difference a day makes, I turned and watched you walk away,

Em D/F#

I might have been standing on top of the world...

Cuz I might have been wrong...

Cadd9 Em

Might have been wrong....might have been wrong...

D/F#

Might have been...might have been...

G Cadd9 Em D/F# G

I might have been wrong...

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