OCD – Runaway Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

OCD – Runaway Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsGmEbDCmD7

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This is the chord progression of Runaway by OCD on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Gm
Eb D
Gm
Eb D

[Verse]
Gm
Love isn’t something you can buy,
Eb                               D
It’s what you work for.
Gm
Another day, another guy
Eb                         D
Plays how she wants to.
Gm
Sometimes the best things come in
Eb             D
Personality
Gm
But with a little change you can
Eb                                     D
Get away with anything so
Cm             D7
Don’t, tell me….

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[Chorus]
Gm
Love’s never enough, go and
Eb             D
Get it if you want it
Gm
Say that to all the guys and
Eb                         D
finish what you started
Gm
I see it in your eyes when
Eb                         D
you really want it
Cm                                     D
Do what you always do….
Gm
Runaway

[Verse]
Gm
All it takes to realise,
Eb                         D
Is a little incentive.
Gm
How could I have been so blind
Eb                         D
To think that you meant it.
Gm
Sometimes the best things come in
Eb             D
Naive ability
Gm
To pick up on a simple sign that
Eb                                     D
This isn’t making anything so
Cm             D7
Don’t, tell me….

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[Chorus]
Gm
Love’s never enough, go and
Eb                         D
Get it if you want it
Gm
Say that to all the guys and
Eb                         D
finish what you started
Gm
I see it in your eyes when
Eb                         D
you really want it
Cm                                     D
Do what you always do….

[Bridge]
Cm             D
Is it wrong,
Eb             D
For me to forget?
Cm                         D
I was fighting for
Eb                                     D
Something I couldn’t get..

[Chorus]
Gm
Love’s never enough, go and
Eb                         D
Get it if you want it
Gm
Say that to all the guys and
Eb                                     D
finish what you started
Gm
I see it in your eyes when
Eb                         D
you really want it
Cm                                     D
Do what you always do….
(x2)

[Chorus]
Gm
Love’s never enough, go and
Eb                         D
Get it if you want it
Gm
Say that to all the guys and
Eb                         D
finish what you started
Gm
I see it in your eyes when
Eb                         D
you really want it
Cm                         D
Do what you always do….
Gm
Runaway

[Outro]
Gm Eb D x3
Runaway
Cm                         D
Do what you always do…
Gm
Runaway

How to play Runaway: key, chords and progression

To play Runaway by OCD, think in G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭). It takes 5 chords: Gm, Eb, D, Cm and D7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Gm – Eb – D (V – i – VI – V in G minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, C, B, Am, B7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C

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Runaway chords: questions

What key is Runaway in?

Runaway by OCD is in the key of G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Runaway?

Runaway uses 5 chords: Gm, Eb, D, Cm, D7.

What is the chord progression of Runaway?

The main progression is D – Gm – Eb – D (V – i – VI – V).

Is Runaway easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em, C, B, Am, B7 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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