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Runaway Train

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[Intro]
A5 F A5 F A5 F G
[Verse 1]
A5PresentlyF, A5the future is in Fthe middle of a love A5trianFgle.G  
With A5calamitFy aA5nd me in the corner sFtarting to feel A5uncomfFortablGe.
Should I dA5ouse the spark or Ffan the flames or A5merely think of Fclever tA5hings Fto Gsay?
Oh the A5more I try to Fseparate, the A5better it feels to Fget right A5in Fthe wGay.
[Chorus]
And I Ftry so Ghard to get out of the Fway of Gthat runawaFy train.
Oh, Ghow I do love the Frain...
OoohGhhh.
[Interlude]
A5 F A5 F A5 F G
[Verse 2]
A5Seems to Fme that A5being in the middle is Fstarting to get me A5in FtrouGble.
I tried to A5run awFay but A5they have a talent for Fmaking trouble A5seem enFjoyabGle.
Oh the A5more I try to Fseparate, the A5better it feels to Fget right A5in Fthe Gway.
Should I A5douse the sparks or Ffan the flames or A5merely think of Fclever tA5hings Fto Gsay?
[Chorus]
And I Ftry so Ghard to get out of the Fway of Gthat runawaFy train.
Oh, Ghow I do love the Frain...
OoohGhhh.
[Interlude]
A5 F A5 F A5 F G
A5 F A5 F A5 F G
    F    GRunawaFy train
      GRunawFay train
      GRunawFay train
      GOoohhh
[Chorus]
And I Ftry so Ghard to get out of the Fway of Gthat runaway Ftrain.
Oh, Ghow I do love the Frain...
OoohGhhh.
    F    GRunawaFy train
      GRunawFay train
      GRunawFay train
(fade out)

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Runaway Train

by Brandon Boyd

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

[Verse 1]

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

Presently, the future is in the middle of a love triangle.

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

With calamity and me in the corner starting to feel uncomfortable.

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

Should I douse the spark or fan the flames or merely think of clever things to say?

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

Oh the more I try to separate, the better it feels to get right in the way.

[Chorus]

F G F G F

And I try so hard to get out of the way of that runaway train.

G F

Oh, how I do love the rain...

Ooohhhh.

[Interlude]

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

[Verse 2]

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

Seems to me that being in the middle is starting to get me in trouble.

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

I tried to run away but they have a talent for making trouble seem enjoyable.

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

Oh the more I try to separate, the better it feels to get right in the way.

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

Should I douse the sparks or fan the flames or merely think of clever things to say?

[Chorus]

F G F G F

And I try so hard to get out of the way of that runaway train.

G F

Oh, how I do love the rain...

Ooohhhh.

[Interlude]

A5 F A5 F A5 F G

F G F

Runaway train

G F

Runaway train

G F

Runaway train

Ooohhh

[Chorus]

F G F G F

And I try so hard to get out of the way of that runaway train.

G F

Oh, how I do love the rain...

Ooohhhh.

F G F

Runaway train

G F

Runaway train

G F

Runaway train

(fade out)

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