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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse:
Bm7
The sun is rising in the smoky sky
Bm7
The place is any city you can name
Em
In a house a door opens and closes goodbye
F#
The atmosphere won't be the same because
Chorus:
Bm Gm6 Bm Gm6
Baby's running from mama
Bm Gm6 Bm Gm6
Baby is a runaway
Bm Gm6 Bm Gm6 Em F#7 Bm
Tomorrow will be a different world then the way it was today
Verse:
Cm
Out on the New Jersey turn pike road
Cm
A hitchhiker lifts a cardboard sign
Fm G
In magic marker it says "anywhere" but where I left will be just fine because
Chorus:
Cm Abm Cm Abm
A prisoner's got to run from trouble
Cm Abm Cm Abm
A prisoner is a runaway
Cm Abm Cm Abm Fm G7 Cm
Tomorrow will be a different world then the way it was today
Verse:
C#m
A man and a Lincoln continental
C#m
A lawyer with a wife and kids
F#m
Takes a plane to Reno doesn't turn around
G#
And doesn't care what he did because
Chorus:
C#m Am C#m Am
A Daddy's got to run from mama
C#m Am C#m Am
A daddy is a runaway
C#m Am C#m Am F#m G#7 C#7
Tomorrow will be a different world then the way it was today
Verse:
Dm
A woman gets a job in new York city
Dm
Forgets she was a mother and a wife
Gm A
Finds herself a nice apartment and makes up for the last thirty-five years of her life because
Chorus:
Dm Bbm Dm Bbm
A mama's got to run from daddy
Dm Bbm Dm Bbm
A mama's got to run from child
Dm Bbm Dm Bbm
Tomorrow will be a different world
Gm A Dm F#
Lonelier and wild
Bridge:
Bm
Ah, ah, ee ee
Bm
Ah, ah, ee ee
Bm
Ah, ah, ee ee
Bm
Ah, ah, ee ee
Verse:
Bm
Thousands of cars go buzzing to and fro
Bm
Airplanes and trains go shooting by
Em F#
Everybody goes from A to B and nobody does know why because
Chorus:
Bm Gm Bm Gm
The world is full of people running
Bm Gm Bm Gm
The world is made of runaways
Bm Gm Bm Gm Em F# F#/B F
Tomorrow you'll be a different child then the one you are today
Outro:
Bm
Ah, ah, ee ee
Bm
Ah, ah, ee ee
Bm
Ah, ah, ee ee
F#/B
Ah, ah, ee ee
Song History
Published: February 27, 2021
Last Updated: February 27, 2021