Love and Theft Runaway Written By: Stephen Barker Liles, C.L. Smith, Rob Blackledge Intro - C#5 - A5 - B5 = 2xs (verse 1) C#5 A5 B5 It's been a long week, I've got a slow leak In my left front tire C#5 A5 B5 I'm sick of where I work, my boss is such a jerk Don't care if I get fired C#5 A5 B5 My back's about to break, no money in the bank And she don't call me anymore F#5 D5 I'm down my last drink It's time to sell my things (chorus) A5 C#5 B5 A5 And pack my bags and never look back Run a parallel line with the railroad tracks C#5 B5 And make my getaway A5 C#5 I'll put the pedal to the metal as the sun goes down B5 A5 Leave everyone sleepin in this sleepy town tonight C#5 B5 C#5 - A5 - B5 And at the break of day, I'll be a runaway C#5 A5 B5 A hundred miles in, I've got a stupid grin On my scruffy face C#5 A5 B5 With every cigarette, I'm burnin my regret Don't wanna leave a trace C#5 A5 B5 And from my rear view, I've got a clear view Of who I used to be F#5 D5 A little bit faster now Don't wanna turn around (chorus) A5 C#5 B5 A5 And pack my bags and never look back Run a parallel line with the railroad tracks C#5 B5 And make my getaway A5 C#5 I'll put the pedal to the metal as the sun goes down B5 A5 Leave everyone sleepin in this sleepy town tonight C#5 B5 C#5 - A5 - B5 C#5 - A5 - B5 And at the break of day, I'll be a runaway I'll be a runaway (bridge) F#5 E5 A5 It's crazy, I know, to count on this road To give me what I need F#5 E5 A5 B5 But with every state line, somehow I find Another part of me YEA (Lead - C#5 - A5 - B5 = 2xs) (chorus) A5 C#5 B5 A5 I'm gonna pack my bags and never look back Run a parallel line with the railroad tracks C#5 B5 And make my getaway A5 C#5 I'll put the pedal to the metal as the sun goes down B5 A5 Leave everyone sleepin in this sleepy town tonight C#5 B5 C#5 - A5 - B5 C#5 - A5 - B5 And at the break of day, I'll be a runaway I'll be a runaway C#5 - A5 - B5 I'll be a runaway
