Mat Kearney - 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

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