Runaway

"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 . 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~