Mat Kearney - 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.

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 F#m                     D
Tonight we're letting go, under the burning glow
A                         E
We're too young to hold this all on our own
F#m                   D
All that came and went riding them by the winds
A                           E
Blowing through the trees, you could feel it on
her skin

Walking the lost streets, no one ever shares
Cry yourself to sleep, waiting on a little prayer
Bags are by the door
Hearts are on the floor
There's a bottle full of tears on the dresser drawer

F#m                D
Nobody knows the trouble we've seen
 A                 E
Nobody knows the price of this dream
F#m                       D
And nobody knows what it took to believe, nobody.

Chorus:
                  A  E        C#m              D
She wants to be free, like a runaway, hey hey hey
             A    E      C#m                   D
Trying to believe, gonna find a way, hey hey hey hey
        A        Bm                  D
We got just one life, tonight we're running
         E
all the lights
                  A    Bm     D               E
Trying to break free, like a runaway hey hey hey hey
hey

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 fallin' on the solid ground

Nobody know the trouble we seen and
Nobody know the price of this dream and
Nobody knows what it took to believe
Nobody

Chorus:
She wants to be free
Like a runaway, ay, ay, ay
Tryna' believe
Gonna find a way, ay, ay, ay, ay
We got just one life
Tonight we're running all the lights
Tryna' break free
Like a runaway, ay, ay, ay, ay

Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
We're singing, "How did we get this far
Riding on a shooting star?"
It's like flying on the wings of God

Chorus:
She wants to be free
Like a runaway, ay, ay, ay
Tryna' believe
Gonna find a way, ay, ay, ay, ay
We got just one life tonight
We're running all the lights
Tryna' break free
Like a runaway, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 Mat Kearney.