Learn to play "Runaway Baby" 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.
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D#m7 Well looky here, looky here, G#7 Ah, what do we have? D#m7 Another pretty thing G#7 Ready for me to grab. D#m7 But little does she know G#7 That I’m a wolf in sheep’s clothing, D#m7 ’Cause at the end of the night It is her I’ll be holding. D#m7 I love you so. Hey! G#7 That’s what you’ll say, That’s what you’ll say. You’ll tell me, D#m7 G#7 "Baby, baby, please don’t go away, Don’t go away." D#m7 But when I play, but when I play, G#7 I never stay, I never stay. D#m7 So every girl that I meet, G#7 Yeah, this is what I say: Chorus: B A# Run, run, run away, run away, baby, D#m G# Before I put my spell on you. B You better get, get, get away, A# Get away, darling, D#m G# ’Cause everything you heard is true. B A# Your poor little heart will end up alone, D#m G# ’Cause Lord knows, I’m a rolling stone, B So you better run, run, run away, A# D#m7 Run away, baby. G#7 D#m7 G#7 Uh, ah, yeah. D#m Well, let me think, let me think, G#sus4 Ah, what should I do? D#m So many eager young bunnies G#sus4 That I’d like to pursue. D#m Now even though they’re eating out G#sus4 The palm of hand, D#m There’s only one carrot, G#sus4 And they all gotta share it. D#m7 I love you so. Hey! G#7 That’s what you’ll say, That’s what you’ll say. You’ll tell me, D#m7 G#7 "Baby, baby, please don’t go away, Don’t go away." D#m7 But when I play, but when I play, G#7 I never stay, I never stay. D#m7 So every girl that I meet, G#7 Yeah, this is what I say: Chorus: B A# Run, run, run away, run away, baby, D#m G# Before I put my spell on you. B You better get, get, get away, A# Get away, darling, D#m G# ’Cause everything you heard is true. B A# Your poor little heart will end up alone, D#m G# ’Cause Lord knows, I’m a rolling stone, B So you better run, run, run away, A# D#m7 Run away, baby. G#7 D#m7 G#7 Uh. Chika, ah. D#m7 See, I ain’t trying to hurt you, baby. G#7 D#m7 No, no, no, I just wanna work you, baby. G#7 Yo, yo, see, I ain’t trying D#m7 To hurt you, baby. G#7 D#m7 No, no, no, I just wanna work you, baby. G#7 D#m7 If you scared, you better run, You better run, G#7 You better run, you better run, D#m7 You better run, you better run, G#7 You better, you better. You better Chorus: B A# Run, run, run away, run away, baby, D#m G# Before I put my spell on you. B You better get, get, get away, A# Get away, darling, D#m G# ’Cause everything you heard is true. B A# Your poor little heart will end up alone, D#m G# ’Cause Lord knows, I’m a rolling stone, B So you better run, run, run away, A# D#m Run away, baby. You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# D#m D#m7 G# G#sus4 G#7 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 Baby" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars.