Runaway chords by Kwaye

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
BB A augmentedA G+G
BB A augmentedA G+G

Verse 1:
   BB     A augmentedA       G+G
California is a thousand miles away
    BB       A augmentedA     G+G
Had to speak to mama before she took me away
A augmentedA BB             A augmentedA   G+G
 Fears in the tears that she cried on that day
E minorEm   A augmentedA  BB          A augmentedA       G+G
 If a boy wants to feel, he's gotta hide or run away

Chorus:
E minorEm     BB            F#m7F#m7           E minor 7Em7    A augmentedA
  Now I'm way off track, and this weight on my back got me bleeding
  BB         F#m7F#m7        E minor 7Em7     Am7Am7
I'm through with that balancing act I've been keeping
   BB       A augmentedA       G+G        E minor 7Em7   A minorAm A augmentedA
Gotta run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
  BB     F#m7F#m7      G+G
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain't ready
BB A augmentedA G+G        BB A augmentedA G+G
Oh, yeah, mmm, yeah

Verse 2:
  BB      A augmentedA      G+G   G7G7
California is a thousand miles away
     B minorBm           A augmentedA       G+G        E minorEm
Couldn't speak to papa, tell me what does that little boy say?
BB              A minorAm     G+G
Fears in the tears, they subside 'cause I'm a man
   BB               A augmentedA      G+G
If a boy wants to feel, he's gotta hide, but it hurts him so bad

Chorus:
    BB          A augmentedA            G+G
Now I'm way off track, this weight on my back got me bleeding
E minorEm  BB         A augmentedA          G+G    E minorEm
 I'm through with that balancing act I been keeping
   BB       F# minorF#m      E minor 7Em7           A augmentedA
Gotta run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
BB       F#m7F#m7      E minor 7Em7         A augmentedA
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain't ready

Bridge:
BB   A augmentedA  G+G E minorEm E MajorE
Oh-oh, ah, woah
BB A augmentedA G+G E minorEm
Yeah

Chorus:
  BB          F#m7F#m7           E minor 7Em7
I'm way off track, this weight on my back got me bleeding
A augmentedA      BB         A augmentedA       E minor 7Em7   A augmentedA
Now, oh, I'm through with that balancing act I been keeping
     BB       A augmentedA       G+G        E minorEm      A augmentedA
And I run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
  BB      A augmentedA       G+G         A augmentedA
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain't ready


Outro:
BB A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA
 Oh
B minorBm  A minorAm E minorEm  A augmentedA
 Ah, ah, woah
B7B7       A augmentedA
 Na-na-na-na
E minor 7Em7     A augmentedA
 Run away, run away
BB  A augmentedA  E minorEm A augmentedA    BB
Oh, oh, oh, no, no