• Song:

    Runaways

  • Artist:

    Killers

Key of C#
Tempo 4/4, 120 bpm

Tune half-step down, low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

Chords
C#   XX0232
C#   X577XX
D#m  022000
D#5  X799XX
Fm   244222
F#   320033
F#5  355XXX
G#   X02220
G#5  X022XX or 577XXX
A#m  X24432
A#5  X244XX or 799XXX



INTRO

C# (x43121@1)G# (xx1114@1) F# (244322@1)       C# (x43121@1) G#x2 (xx1114@1)
VERSE I

C# (x43121@1)          G# (xx1114@1)            F#Blonde (244322@1)hair blowing in the summer wind
              C# (x43121@1)         G#The (xx1114@1)blue-eyed girl playing in the sand
     C# (x43121@1)      G# (xx1114@1)        F# (244322@1)    
I've been on a trail for a little while
                 C# (x43121@1)           G# (xx1114@1)                   F#But (244322@1)that was the night that she broke down and held my hand

VERSE II

A#mTeenage (x13321@1)rush, she said
D#m (xx4342@1)               G# (xx1114@1)"Ain't we all just runaways?"
        F#m (244222@1)               A#mWe (x13321@1)got time but that ain't much
         G# (xx1114@1)        F#We (244322@1)can't wait 'til tomorrow

PRE-CHORUS

G# (xx1114@1)              A#mYou (x13321@1)gotta know that this is real
      F# (244322@1)          C#Baby, (x43121@1)why you wanna fight it?
         A#m (x13321@1)               F# (244322@1)        
It's the one thing you can't choose 
   G#5 A#5 F#
Oh!

VERSE III

G#5 (133xxx@4)   A#5 (x133xx@1)       F#5We (244xxx@1)got engaged on a friday night
             C#5 (x133xx@4)         G#5I (133xxx@4)swore on the head of our unborn child
C#5 (x133xx@4)            G#5 (133xxx@4)        F#5That (244xxx@1)I could take care of the three of us
               C#5 (x133xx@4)       G#5 (133xxx@4)                    F#5But (244xxx@1)I got the tendency to slip when the nights gets wild

VERSE IV

A#5It's (x133xx@1)in my blood
D#5 (xx134x@1)                     G#5 (133xxx@4) She said she might just runaway
          F#5 (244xxx@1)            A#5Somewhere (x133xx@1)else, some place good
         G# (xx1114@1)        F#We (244322@1)can't wait 'til tomorrow

PRE-CHORUS

G# (xx1114@1)              A#mYou (x13321@1)gotta know that this is real
      F# (244322@1)          C#Baby, (x43121@1)why you wanna fight it?
         A#m (x13321@1)               F# (244322@1)        
It's the one thing you can't choose 
             G#Let's (xx1114@1)take a chance

Baby, we can't lose

CHORUS

C# (x43121@1)    G# (xx1114@1)F#Ain't (244322@1)we all just runaways?

I knew it when I met you
C# (x43121@1)          G# (xx1114@1)        C# (x43121@1)G# (xx1114@1)F#I'm (244322@1)not gonna let you runaway
                        C# (x43121@1)           G#I (xx1114@1)knew it when I held I wasn't lettin' go

VERSE V

FmWe (133111@1)used to look at the stars 
       A#mAnd (x13321@1)confess our dreams
          F#Hold (244322@1)each other 'til the morning light

C# (x43121@1)                  A#mWe (x13321@1)used to laugh, now we only fight
G# (xx1114@1)                   F#Baby, (244322@1)are you lonesome now?

VERSE VI

C# (x43121@1)      G# (xx1114@1)       F#And (244322@1)at night I come home after they go to sleep
                 C# (x43121@1)    G#Like (xx1114@1)a stumbling ghost I haunt these halls
          C# (x43121@1)       G# (xx1114@1)      F#There's (244322@1)a picture of us on our wedding day
                 C# (x43121@1)       G# (xx1114@1)                  F#5I (244xxx@1)recognize that girl but I can't settle in these walls
         G# (xx1114@1)        F#We (244322@1)can't wait 'til tomorrow

PRE-CHORUS

G# (xx1114@1)              A#mNow (x13321@1)we're caught up in the appeal
      F# (244322@1)          C#Baby, (x43121@1)why you wanna hide it?
         A#m (x13321@1)            F# (244322@1)
It's the last thing on my mind
  G#I (xx1114@1)turn the engine over and  my body just comes alive!

CHORUS

C# (x43121@1)    G# (xx1114@1)F#Ain't (244322@1)we all just runaways?

I knew it when I met you
C# (x43121@1)          G# (xx1114@1)        C# (x43121@1)G# (xx1114@1)F#I'm (244322@1)not gonna let you runaway
                        C# (x43121@1)           G#I (xx1114@1)knew it when I held I wasn't lettin' go, oh, oh, oh, oh!
C# (x43121@1)       G# (xx1114@1)     F# (244322@1) Ain't we all just runaways
  C# (x43121@1)G#Yeah, (xx1114@1)runaways!
C# (x43121@1)       G# (xx1114@1)     F# (244322@1) Ain't we all just runaways
  C#  G#5 A#5 F#
Yeah!

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