Runaway – Del Shannon
Songwriter(s): Del Shannon, Max Crook; Producer: Harry Balk
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Intro:
[Am], [Am], [Am], [Am],
Verse 1:
[Am] As… I [Am] walk along, I [G] wonder…
Of [G] what went wrong… with [F] our love…
A [F] love that was so [E] strong. [E],
Verse 2:
[Am] And as I [Am] still walk on, I [G] think of…
The [G] things we’ve done to- [F] gether…
A- [F] while our hearts were [E] young. [E],
Chorus:
[A] I’ma walkin’ [A] in the rain…
[F#m] Tears are fallin’ and I [F#m] feel the pain.
[A] Wishin’ you were [A] here by me…
[F#m] To end this [F#m] misery…
Post Chorus:
And I [A] wonder… I [A] wo-wo-wo [F#m] wonder… [F#m],
[A] Why… [A] why-why-why-why- [F#m] why…
She ran a- [F#m] way? And I [D] wonder… [D] where she will [E] stay?
[E] My little [A] runaway… A [D] run-run-run-run [A] runaway. [A],
Instrumental:
[Am], [Am], [G], [G],
[F], [F], [E], [E],
[Am], [Am], [G], [G],
[F], [F], [E], [E],
Repeat of Chorus:
[A] I’ma walkin’ [A] in the rain…
[F#m] Tears are fallin’ and I [F#m] feel the pain.
[A] Wishin’ you were [A] here by me…
[F#m] To end this [F#m] misery…
Repeat of Post Chorus:
And I [A] wonder… I [A] wo-wo-wo [F#m] wonder… [F#m],
[A] Why… [A] why-why-why-why- [F#m] why…
She ran a- [F#m] way? And I [D] wonder… [D] where she will [E] stay?
[E] My little [A] runaway… A [D] run-run-run-run [A] runaway…
Outro (Fade to End):
My [D] run-run-run-run [A] runaway…
My [D] run-run-run-run [A] runaway…