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πΈ Intro: :
B B B
[This song is based on a true story
B B B
Which would be fine if it wasn't autobiographical]
πΈ Verse 1::
B D#m
I could have told you why:
G#m E Em
It would have made me cry a little
B D#m
I could have told you lies:
G#m E Em
It would have made me die a little
B D#m
I could have told you anything:
G#m C#7 Em
Exept the truth which burns my middle
πΈ Chorus:
B D#m G#m C#7 Em
Run away: that's what I did today
B D#m G#m E
Run away: there's nothing I could have said
πΈ Verse 2:
B D#m
You found another love:
G#m E Em
Someone to wipe away your tears
B D#m
I left it all behind of me:
G#m E Em
Never to turn and face my fears
B D#m
We may have fought with teeth and nails:
G#m C#7 Em
I still recall your banking details
πΈ Chorus:
B D#m G#m E Em
Run away: that's what I did today
B D#m G#m
Run away: there's nothing
E
I could have said
πΈ Outro:
Em B
But cry a little
E Em B
Lie a little
E Em B
Die, just a little
Song History
Published: October 14, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025