Chords
Runaway

Runaway was Bon Jovis first hit song, originally released in 1982. Jon Bon Jovi recorded it along with studio musicians, who would later become the Bon Jovi band. The song is about a girl who has run away from home and portrays the challenges and dark roads she encounters. Runaway symbolizes youth problems, rebellion, and the quest for freedom. The track became significant as it marked the beginning of Bon Jovis successful career.

Key: Am

Introduction:

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Am                                                                        G  
    On the street where you live girls talk about their social lives
                     E                              F                                 Am  
They' re made of lipstick, plastic, and paint, a touch of sable in your eyes
             Am                                                                                    G  
(All your life) All your life all you' ve asked is when' s your daddy gonna talk to you
            E                          F                          Am  
You were living in another world trying to get a message through
E                    G                     Am  
No one heard a single word you said
                    Dm  
They should' ve seen it in your eyes
            C                        G  
What was going around your head

  Am                             G  
     Ooooh, she' s a little runaway
    C                          Em      G                          Am  
     Daddy' s girl learned fast all those things he could' nt say
    G         E                      Am  
     Ooooh,    she' s a little runaway

  Am                                                         G  
     A different line every night guaranteed to blow your mind
    E                         F                              Am  
     See you out in the streets, call me for a wild time
  Am                                                                 G  
     So you sit home alone cause there' s nothing left that you can do
                     E                            F                                Am  
     There' s only pictures hung in the shadows there for them to look at you
    E                  G                                         Am  
     You know she likes the lights at night on the neon broadway sign
  Dm                                            C                        G  
     She don' t really mind, it' s only love she hopes to find

  Am                             G  
     Ooooh, she' s a little runaway
    C                          Em      G                Am  
     Daddy' s girl learned fast all those he could' nt say
    G      E                                    Am  
     Ooooh,     she' s a little runaway
    E                    G                    Am  
     No one heard a single word you said
                      Dm  
     They should' ve seen it in your eyes
                C                        G  
     What was going around your head
     Oooh, she' s a little runaway