"Runaway"- Mat Kearney
Standard tuning, no capo
INTRO-play this on the high "e" string five times.
E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-9-9-7-7-5-5-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-7-7-5-5-4-4
 F#m (244222@1)                      D2Tonight (x43141@2)we're letting go, under the burning glow
A (x02220@1)                       EWe're (022100@1)too young to hold this all on our own
F#m (244222@1)                     D2All (x43141@2)that came and went riding them by the winds
A (x02220@1)                         EBlowing (022100@1)through the trees, she could feel it on her skin
F#m (244222@1)                      D2Walking (x43141@2)the lost streets, no one ever shares
A (x02220@1)                        ECry (022100@1)yourself to sleep, waiting on a little prayer
F#m (244222@1)                     D2Bags (x43141@2)are by the door, hearts are on the floor
A (x02220@1)                         EThere's (022100@1)a bottle full of tears on the dresser drawer

Pre-chorus: same chord progression here. Hold D2 for transition to chorus.
F#m (244222@1)               D2Nobody (x43141@2)knows the trouble we've seen
A (x02220@1)                 ENobody (022100@1)knows the price of this dream
F#m (244222@1)                     D2And (x43141@2)nobody knows what it took to believe, nobody.

Chorus:
                A (x02220@1)            F#m (244222@1)            D2She (x43141@2)wants to be free, like a runaway, hey hey hey
               A (x02220@1)        F#m (244222@1)                  D2Trying (x43141@2)to believe, gonna find a way, hey hey hey hey
             A (x02220@1)       Bm (x24432@1)          D2 (x43141@2)                 EWe (022100@1)got just one life, tonight we're running all the lights
                A (x02220@1)  Bm (x24432@1)     D2 (x43141@2)                 ETrying (022100@1)to break free, like a runaway ay hey hey hey hey

(play second half of intro for the transition)
E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-7-7-5-5-4-4

Verse 2:
The road below our wheels, all that we fought to heal
You close your eyes and cry, dying for the right to feel
I hear it coming down, oh the sweetest sound
Of forgotten tears falling on the solid ground

(Pre-chorus)
(Chorus)

Bridge:
F#m (244222@1)D2 (x43141@2)  AOh, (x02220@1)  oh,   oh, oh .
F#m (244222@1)D2 (x43141@2)  AOh, (x02220@1)  oh,   oh, oh .
 
              F#m (244222@1)       D2 (x43141@2)       A (x02220@1)  F#m (244222@1)        D2 (x43141@2)      AWe're (x02220@1)singing "How did we get this far, riding on a shooting star? "
          F#m (244222@1)         D2 (x43141@2)       AIt's (x02220@1)like flying on the wings of God
                D2 (x43141@2)name="chord_022xxx@1">E5 A (x02220@1)  (sounds good to play E5between (022xxx@1)D2& (x43141@2)A)
She wants to be free                
F#m (244222@1)             D2Like (x43141@2)a runaway hey hey hey
              A (x02220@1)         F#m (244222@1)             D2Trying (x43141@2)to believe, gonna find a way hey hey hey hey
             A (x02220@1)      Bm (x24432@1)        D2 (x43141@2)                 EWe (022100@1)got just on life, tonight we're running all the lights
                 A (x02220@1)   Bm (x24432@1)  D2 (x43141@2)                ETrying (022100@1)to break free, like a runaway hey hey hey hey hey.

Outro:
E-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-7-7-5-5-4-4-0-0-2-2-5-5-2-2-0-0-9-9-7-7-5-5

FINI~
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