Bon Jovi - 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.

Am                                                   G
On the street where you live girls talk about their social lives
                 Em                     F        G             Am
They're made of lipstick, plastic, and paint, a touch of sable in your eyes.
          Am                                               G
All your life all you've asked is when's your daddy gonna talk to you
          Em                       G              Am
You were living in another world trying to get a message through.

Em              G               Am
No one heard a single word you said
                 Dm
They should have seen it in your eyes
          C                 G
What was going 'round your head.

Chorus:
Am                     G
Ooooh, she's a little runaway
 C                    Em   G                   Am
Daddy's girl learned fast, all those things he couldn't say
G    E                Am
Ooooh she's a little runaway.

A different line every night guaranteed to blow your mind
I see you out on the streets, call me for a wild time
So you sit home alone cause there's nothing left that you can do
There's only pictures hung in the shadows left there to look at you

You know she likes the lights
at night on the neon broadway sign
She don't really mind, it's only
love she hoped to find

Chorus

No one heard a single word you said
They should have seen it in your eyes
What was going 'round your head.

Chorus:
Am                     G
Ooooh, she's a little runaway
 C                    Em   G                   Am
Daddy's girl learned fast, all those things he couldn't say
Am                     G
Ooooh, she's a little runaway.
 C                    Em    G                 Am
Daddy's girl learned fast, now she works the night away - x2

Am                     G
Ooooh, she's a little runaway


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 Bon Jovi.

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