Runaway Chords
Runaway by Aurora Aksnes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Em, D, C, G, Am and Cmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em, D (4x)
Verso 1:
Em D
I was listening to the ocean
Em D
I saw a face in the sand
C
But when I picked it up
G D C
Then it vanished away from my hand
Em D
I had a dream I was 7
Em D
Climbing my way in a tree
C
I saw a piece of heaven
G D C
Waiting impatient for me
Pre-Refrão
Am
And I was running far away
C
Would I run off the wall someday?
G D
Nobody knows, nobody knows
Am
And I was dancing in the rain
C
I felt alive and I can't complain
G
But no, take me home
D Cmaj7
Take me home where I belong
C
I can't take it anymore
Verso 2:
Em D
I was painting a picture
Em D
The picture was a painting of you and
C G
For a moment I thought you were here
D C
But then again, it wasn't true
Em D
And all this time I have been lying
Em D
Oh, lying in secret to myself
C G D
I've been putting sorrow on the farrest place
C
On my shelf, da di da
Pre-Refrão
Am
And I was running far away
C
Would I run off the wall someday?
G D
Nobody knows, nobody knows
Am
And I was dancing in the rain
C
I felt alive and I can't complain
G
But no, take me home
D Cmaj7
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
G
No, take me home
D Cmaj7
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
G
No, take me home
D Cmaj7
Take me home where I belong
C
I can't take it anymore
Bridge:
C
But I kept running
C
For a soft place to fall
G
And I kept running
D
For a soft place to fall
C
And I kept running
C
For a soft place to fall
G
And I kept running
D
For a soft place to fall
Pre-Refrão
Am
And I was running far away
C
Would I run off the wall someday?
G
But no, take me home
D Cmaj7
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
G
No, take me home
D Cmaj7
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
Outro:
G D
No, take me home
Cmaj7
Home where I belong, oh no, no
G D
No, take me home
Cmaj7
Home where I belong, oh oh-oh oh-oh
G D
No, take me home
Cmaj7
Home where I belong, oh no, no
G D
No, take me home
Cmaj7
Home where I belong
C
I can't take it anymore