How to Play Runaways on Guitar?

The Killers - Runaways can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F, Am, Dm, Em chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Runaways with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Killers - Runaways Chords

Chord reference C, G, F, Am, Dm, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [F] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [F] [F] [C] [G] [C]Blonde hair [G]blowing in the [F]summer wind, [F]blue eyed [C]girl playing [G]in the sand I’ve [C]been on the [G]trail for a [F]little while But [F]that was the [C]night that she [G]broke down and held my [F]hand Teenage [Am]rush, she said, [Dm]ain’t we all just [G]runaways? We got time and that ain’t [Am]much

We can’t [G]wait ’till [F]tomorrow, you gotta [G]know that this is [Am]real Baby, [F]why you wanna fight it? It’s the [Am]one thing [C]you can’t [F]choose. Oh! [G] [Am] [F]

[C]We got [G]engaged on a [F]Friday night, I [F]swore on the [C]head of our [G]unborn child That [C]I could take [G]care of the [F]three of us But [F]I’ve got the [C]tendency to [G]slip when the nights get [F]wild

It’s in my [Am]blood, [Dm]you said she might just [G]runaway Somewhere [F]else, someplace [Am]good

We can’t [G]wait ’till [F]tomorrow, you gotta [G]know that this is [Am]real Baby, [F]why you wanna fight it? It’s the [Am]one thing [C]you can’t [F]choose. Let’s take a [G]chance, baby we can’t lose

Ain’t we all just [C] [G]runaways? [F]I knew it when I [F]met you [C]I’m not gonna [G]let you [C] [G]runaway [F] I knew it when I [F]held you, I [C]wasn’t letting [G]go

We used to [Em]look at the stars and [Am]confess our dreams Hold each [F]other ’till the morning light We [C]used to laugh, now we [Am]only fight, [G]baby are you lonesome [F]now?

At night I [C]come home [G]after they [F]go to sleep Like a [F]stumbling [C]ghost I [G]haunt this hall There’s a [C]picture of [G]us on our [F]wedding day I [F]recognize the [C]girl but I [G]can’t settle in these [F]walls

We can’t [G]wait ’till [F]tomorrow, no we’re [G]caught up in the [Am]appeal Baby, [F]why you wanna hide it? It’s the [Am]last thing [C]on my [F]mind (Why you wanna hide it?) I [G]turn the engine over and my body just comes alive

Ain’t we all just [C] [G]runaways? [F]I knew it when I [F]met you [C]I’m not gonna [G]let you [C] [G]runaway [F] I knew it when I [F]held you, I [C]wasn’t letting [G]go

Ain’t we all just [C] [G]runaways? [F] [F] [C] [G]Yeah, [C] [G]runaways [F](Ain’t we all just runaways?) [F] [C] [G]Yeah. [G] [Am] [F]

Artist The Killers

Album Battle Born

Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock

Year 2012

Key C

The Killers - Runaways can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F, Am, Dm, Em chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Runaways with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.