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Lush – Runaway Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
E5  A5  E5  A5  E5  A5  E5  A5
E5     D5      E5        A5
Oo o-o-ooo o-o-ooo o-o-o-oo oo
E5     D5      E5        A5
Oo o-o-ooo o-o-ooo o-o-o-oo oo
E5     D5      E5        A5
Oo o-o-ooo o-o-ooo o-o-o-oo oo
E5  A  E5  A  E5  A  E5  A

[Verse 1]
E5   A   E5     A     E5 A    E5  A
Come on, boy, I wanna daaance now
E5   A  E5
Line by line,
   A        E5 A     E5  A
we talk all niiight, yeah
Am
 Hold me down, I think I'm flying
Em
 Everybody's eyes are shining
C            B
 Run away to where
 the world is fine
E5  A  E5  A  E5  A  E5  A

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[Verse 2]
E5   A   E5
Hold on, boy,
        A      E5 A   E5  A
you're falling faaast now
E5   A  E5
Line by line,
    A    E5  A    E5  A
you go nowheeere, yeah
Am
 Drag me down, I feel I'm sinking
Em
 Can't relate to what
 you're thinking
C            B
 Run away to where
               C
 the sun don't shine

[Chorus]
                  Em        D
Hello, hello, are you still there?
          C
You don't answer me 'cause
    Em         D
you just don't care
C                    Em      D
Act so young but you look so old
           Bm
And you're too far gone
   A
to find your own way home

[Instrumental]
E5  D5  E5  A5  E5  D5  E5  A5
E5  D5  E5  A5  E5  D5  E5  A5
E5

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[Verse 3]
E5     A       E5        A
Oo o-o-ooo o-o-ooo o-o-o-oo oo
E5     A       E5        A
Oo o-o-ooo o-o-ooo o-o-o-oo oo
E5     A  E5       A
Life's so hard for you
   E5 A  E5  A
to haaan-dle
E5  A     E5       A
You can't live without
     E5 A E5  A
your deee-vil
E5   D5  E5
Boy, you think that
A5         E5 D5  E5  A5
you're so speee - cial
      E5   D5 E5
Well, life is hard for
    A5  E5 D5  E5       A5
every - ooone - believe me

[Chorus]
C                Em        D
Hello, hello, do you still care?
          C
You don't answer me 'cause
        Em     D
there's no one there
C                  Em        D
Run away from your own sweet soul
           C
And you're too far gone
   Em                D
to find your own way home
C                 Em        D
Hello, hello, are you still there?
          C
You don't answer me 'cause
    Em         D
you just don't care
C                    Em      D
Act so young but you look so old
           C
And you're too far gone
   Em                D
to find your own way home

[Outro]

E5  D5  E5  A5  E5  D5  E5  A5
E5  D5  E5  A5  E5  D5  E5  A5

How to play Runaway: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Runaway by Lush on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Runaway by Lush is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 10 chords in all: E5, A5, D5, A, Am, Em, C, B, D and Bm.

Listen for E5 – D5 – E5 – A5 (II – I – II – V in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – reh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.