Key: E
Introduction:
G E
Verse
E A E
Get kicked out for coming home at dawn
A
Mom and dad cursed the day you were born
E A
Throw your clothes into a duffel bag
D A
Shoutin' as you slam the door, the home, it's a drag
Verse
A
Who can I turn to and where can I stay?
A
I heard a place is open all night and all day
C
There's a place you can go where the cops don't know
C G Em
You can act real wild, they don't treat you like a child
G E A E
Runaway boys
Verse
E A E
Your hair is all greasy and you feel like a slob
G E
You're only fifteen and you can't get a job
E
Run into the luncheonette and shoot a few games
A
Losing all your quarters, man it's always the same
Verse
A
Steal a couple of bucks to buy a new toy
C G Em
Slip into the alley with the runaway boys
A E
Runaway boys
Bridge
F# E
Runnin' faster, faster all the time
A C G
You're under age and God knows that's a crime
Instrumental
E A E
Verse
E A E
Get kicked out for coming home at dawn
E
Mom and dad cursed the day you were born
E
Throw your clothes into a duffel bag
A
Shoutin' as you slam the door, the home, it's a drag
Verse
E
Who can I turn to and where can I stay?
C
I heard a place is open all night and all day
C
There's a place you can go where the cops don't know
E
You can act real wild, they don't treat you like a child
A E G
Runaway boys
Bridge
F# E
Runnin' faster, faster all the time
A C GEm
You're under age and God knows that's a crime
Outro
E
Runaway boys, runaway boys
A E
Runaway boys, runaway boys
A E A E
Runaway boys