*----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------* *This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the* *song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.* *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------* Released on July 17th 2012, "Runaways" is the debut single for the Killers fourth album "Battle Born". It reached #7 in US Alternative top 20, it is also the Killers' 10th UK top 20 single. Tabbed by Pelusteriano Contact at my UG profile Lyrics by Brandon Flowers Music by the Killers NOTE: chords are listed as in regular tunning In some sections there are two staffs connected, upper staff is lead guitar while lower staff is rhythm guitar, in single-staffed sections, there's only one guitar playing. UPDATE: December 16th, 2013. Renamed chords, replaced a wrong chords in Verse II and re-formated text ================================================================================= Key of Db Tempo 4/4, 120 bpm Tune half-step down, low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Chords (low to high) D XX0232 D5 X577XX Em 022000 E5 X799XX F#m 244222 G 320033 G5 355XXX A X02220 A5 X022XX or 577XXX Bm X24432 B5 X244XX or 799XXX INTRO D A G D A x2 VERSE I

^DBlonde hair b^Alowing in the ^Gsummer wind The blue-eyed ^Dgirl playing ^Ain the sand I've ^Dbeen on a ^Atrail for a ^Glittle while But that was the ^Dnight that she ^Abroke down and held my ^Ghand

VERSE II

Teenage ^Bmrush, she said ^Em "Ain't we all ^Ajust runaways?" We got ^Gtime but that ain't ^Bmmuch We can't ^Await 'til to^Gmorrow

PRE-CHORUS

You gotta ^Aknow that this is ^Bmreal Baby, ^Gwhy you wanna ^Dfight it? It's the ^Bmone thing you can't ^Gchoose Oh!^A5 ^B5 ^G

VERSE III

^A5We got e^B5ngaged on a ^G5friday night I swore on th^D5e head of our ^A5unborn child ^D5That I could take ^A5care of the ^G5three of us But I got the t^D5endency to s^A5lip when the nights gets ^G5wild

VERSE IV

It's in my ^B5blood ^E5 She said she might just ^A5runaway Somewhere ^G5else, some place ^B5good We can't ^Await 'til to^Gmorrow

PRE-CHORUS

You gotta ^Aknow that this is ^Bmreal Baby, ^Gwhy you wanna ^Dfight it? It's the ^Bmone thing you can't ^Gchoose Let's take a ^Achance

Baby, we can't lose CHORUS

Ain't we all just ^Drunaways^A? ^G I knew it when I met you ^DI'm not gonna ^Alet you runa^Dway ^A ^G I knew it when I held I ^Dwasn't lettin' ^Ago

VERSE V

We used to ^F#mlook at the stars And con^Bmfess our dreams Hold each ^Gother 'til the morning light We ^Dused to laugh, now we ^Bmonly fight ^ABaby, are you lonesome ^Gnow?

VERSE VI

And at night I ^Dcome home ^Aafter they ^Ggo to sleep Like a stumbling ^Dghost I ^Ahaunt these halls There's a ^Dpicture of ^Aus on our ^Gwedding day I recognize that ^Dgirl but I ^Acan't settle in these ^G5walls We can't ^Await 'til to^Gmorrow

PRE-CHORUS

Now we're ^Acaught up in the a^Bmppeal Baby, ^Gwhy you wanna ^Dhide it? It's the ^Bmlast thing on my ^Gmind I ^Aturn the engine over and my body just comes alive!

CHORUS

Ain't we all just ^Drunaways^A? ^G I knew it when I met you ^DI'm not gonna ^Alet you run^Daway^A ^G I knew it when I held I ^Dwasn't lettin' ^Ago, oh, oh, oh, oh! ^D Ain't we ^Aall just ^Grunaways Ye^Dah, ^Arunaways! ^D Ain't we ^Aall just ^Grunaways Ye^Dah! ^A5 ^B5 ^G

The Killers - Runaways