OneRepublic – Runaway Chords on Piano & Ukulele

OneRepublic – Runaway Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG#mBD#mC#F#/A#

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[Intro]
G#m
Run away, right now
            B
let's just run away
                 D#m
All that talk is killing me
One last shot,
      C#
 hold onto me (Oh)

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[Verse 1]
There's something
         G#m
 I gotta say to ya,
 there's somewhere
         B
 we gotta go
                D#m
And now they're sinkin'
in the sand, chasin'
 what we can, baby
             C#
'cause I know

It's like we're stuck
         G#m
in the mezzanine
with twenty floors
           B
left to go (Oh yeah)
                D#m
And now they're drivin'
 in the rain, tryin'
 to switch the lane,
                  C#
 but you already know
[Pre-Chorus]
                    G#m
So don't waste this time,
yeah I don't move slow
B
One good shot and I'll
                   D#m
let you know it's all I want,
 yeah
G#m F#/A# B    C#
Can we    just let go and

[Chorus]
G#m
Run away, right now
            B
lеt's just run away
                 D#m
All that talk is killing me
One last shot,
      C#
hold onto me (Oh)
Babе I think we
       G#m
should run away,
                   B
 I'm my own worst enemy
                D#m
Blue skies only miles away
One last shot,
      C#
 hold onto me (Oh)

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[Verse 2]

There's something that
         G#m
I gotta say to ya,
                  B
 I'm on a new energy
(Oh yeah)
            D#m
Now, not as easy as
it goes, wait for miracles,
                       C#
the way that we will be

[Pre-Chorus]
                        G#m
No, so don't waste this time,
yeah I don't move slow
B
One good shot and I'll
                   D#m
let you know it's all
I want, yeah
G#m F#/A# B    C#
Can we    just let go and

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[Chorus]
G#m
Run away, right now
            B
 let's just run away
                 D#m
All that talk is killing me
                    C#
One last shot, hold onto
 me (Oh)
Babe I think we
        G#m
should run away,
                  B
 I'm my own worst enemy
                D#m
Blue skies only miles away
                    C#
One last shot, hold onto
 me (Oh)

[Interlude]
   G#m   B  D#m
Oh yeah!
One last shot,
       C#
 hold onto me (Oh)

[Outro]
G#m
Run away, right now
            B
let's just run away
                 D#m
All that talk is killing me
One last shot,
      C#
 hold onto me (Oh)

How to play Runaway: key, chords and progression

These are Runaway chords by OneRepublic on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Runaway by OneRepublic is in the key of E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 5 chords: G#m, B, D#m, C# and F#/A#.

Most of the song cycles through C# – G#m – B – D#m (VII – iv – VI – i in E♭ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, G, Bm, A, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Runaway chords: questions

What key is Runaway in?

Runaway by OneRepublic is in the key of E♭ minor (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Runaway?

Runaway uses 5 chords: G#m, B, D#m, C#, F#/A#.

What is the chord progression of Runaway?

The main progression is C# – G#m – B – D#m (VII – iv – VI – i).

Is Runaway easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes Em, G, Bm, A, D (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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