AURORA - Runaway: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Runaway" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G#m                    F#
I was listening to the ocean
G#m                  F#
I saw a face in the sand
            E
But when I picked it up
         B         F#          E
Then it vanished away from my hands
G#m                  F#
I had a dream I was seven
G#m                   F#
Climbing my way in a tree
         E
I saw a piece of heaven
 B         F#          E
Waiting impatient for me

    C#m
And I was running far away
      E
Would I run off the world someday?
B                F#
Nobody knows, nobody knows
   C#m
And I was dancing in the rain
   E
I felt alive and I can't complain

Chorus:
B
But now take me home
F#                   Emaj7
Take me home where I belong
                    C#m
I can't take it anymore

I was painting a picture
The picture was a painting of you
And for a moment I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn't true, dah
And all this time I have been lyin'
Oh, lyin' in secret to myself
I've been putting sorrow on the
farthest place on my shelf
La-di-da

And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain

Chorus:
B
But now take me home
F#                   Emaj7
Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go
B
Now take me home
F#                   Emaj7
Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go
B
Now take me home
F#                   Emaj7
Take me home where I belong
                    C#m
I can't take it anymore

          C#m
But I kept running
                     E
For a soft place to fall
          B
And I kept running
                    F#
For a soft place to fall
          C#m
And I kept running
                     E
For a soft place to fall
          B
And I kept running
                    F#
For a soft place to fall

And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?

Chorus:
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
No, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go

No, take me home, home where I belong, no, no
No, take me home, home where I belong, oh, oh, oh
No, take me home, home where I belong, no, no
No, take me home, home where I belong
I can't take it anymore


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Emaj

Guitar chord Emaj

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Runaway" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Runaway" by AURORA.