"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 D2
Tonight we're letting go, under the burning glow
A E
We're too young to hold this all on our own
F#M D2
All that came and went riding them by the winds
A E
Blowing through the trees, she could feel it on her skin
F#M D2
Walking the lost streets, no one ever shares
A E
Cry yourself to sleep, waiting on a little prayer
F#M D2
Bags are by the door, hearts are on the floor
A E
There's a bottle full of tears on the dresser drawer
Pre-chorus: same chord progression here. Hold D2 for transition to chorus.
F#M D2
Nobody knows the trouble we've seen
A E
Nobody knows the price of this dream
F#M D2
And nobody knows what it took to believe, nobody.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mat_kearney/runaway_crd.html ]
Chorus:
A F#M D2
She wants to be free, like a runaway, hey hey hey
A F#M D2
Trying to believe, gonna find a way, hey hey hey hey
A Bm D2 E
We got just one life, tonight we're running all the lights
A Bm D2 E
Trying 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 D2 A
Oh, oh, oh, oh….
F#M D2 A
Oh, oh, oh, oh….
F#M D2 A F#M D2 A
We're singing "How did we get this far, riding on a shooting star? "
F#M D2 A
It's like flying on the wings of God
D2 E5 A (sounds good to play E5 between D2 & A)
She wants to be free
F#M D2
Like a runaway hey hey hey
A F#M D2
Trying to believe, gonna find a way hey hey hey hey
A Bm D2 E
We got just on life, tonight we're running all the lights
A Bm D2 E
Trying 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~
