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Runaway

Del Shannon
Tab
4.8(73)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-----0-0---------0-0---------0-0--------0-0------0--|
B|-----1-1---------1-1---------1-1--------1-1------1--|
G|-----2-2---------2-2---------2-2--------2-2------2--|
D|-----2-2---------2-2---------2-2--------2-2------2--|
A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------0--|
E|---------0-3---------0-3---------0-3--------0-3-----|

Verse

Am G

As I walk along I wonder, what went wrong,

F E

with our love, a love we thought was strong.

Am G

And as I still walk on I think of, the things we done,

F E

together, when our hearts were young.

Chorus

A F#m

I'm a walkin' in the rain, tears are fallin' and I feel the pain.

A F#m A

Wishin' you were here by me, to end this misery, and I wonder...

F#m

I wa - wa - wa - wa - wonder.

A F#M D

Why. why - why - why - why - why - she ran away, and I wonder,

E A D E

when she will stay, my little runaway, run-run-run-run-runaway.

Lead

(really dirty up your guitar for this, make it mean & nasty)

(note: I wrote this in small increments to make easier to follow)

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--12/14-14-13-14-------14-13-14----------14-|
D|-----------------14-------------14----14----|
A|--------------------15-------------15-------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--12-11h12----------------------------12-|
D|-----------11h12--8h9------8h9--10/12----|
A|----------------------9h10---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--8/10-10-9-10--------10-9-10----------10--9h10r9v-|
D|---------------10-------------10----10-------------|
A|------------------12-------------12----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----9----7----5----4----2--|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7----5----3----2----0-----|
E|----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--12/14-14-13-14--------14-13-14----------14-|
D|-----------------14--------------14----14----|
A|--------------------15--------------15-------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--12-11h12-----------------------------------|
D|-----------11h12--8h9------------------------|
A|-----------------------9h10---4h5------------|
E|-----------------------------------6h7----3v-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--8/10-10-9-10--------12-10-9--------12-10-|
D|---------------10-------------10-----------|
A|------------------12-------------12--------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

( fill in run - played VERY quickly )

e|--12r9---12r9----------------------------|
B|---------------12r9---12r9---------------|
G|----------------------------11r9------9--|
D|----------------------------------11-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----9-----7-----5-----4-----2--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--7-----5-----3-----2-----0-----|
E|--------------------------------|

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/=slide up

\=slide down

h=hammer

r=rake(pull-off)

v=vibrate

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