Run Away Child, Running Wild
Run Away Child, Running Wild

Run Away Child, Running Wild easy guitar chords by The Temptations

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    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    You played 
    hookie from 

    school 
    and 
    you can't 
    go 
    out to 
    play, 
    yeah 

    Mama 
    said, 
    for 
    the rest 
    of the 
    week, 

    in your 
    room 
    you 
    gotta 
    stay, 
    yeah 

    Oh 
    ho, 
    now 
    you feel 
    like 
    the whole 

    world's 
    pickin' 
    on 
    you 

    Verse 2
    But 
    deep 
    down 
    inside, 
    you know 
    it 
    ain't 
    true 


    You're in 
    pun
    ishment 

    'Cause 
    your mother 
    wants 
    to raise 
    you in the 
    right 
    way, 

    yeah 

    But you 
    don't care 

    'Cause 
    you already 
    made 
    up your mind 

    you wanna 
    run 
    away 
    yeah 

    You're 
    on 
    your way, 
    runaway 
    child, 

    running 
    wild 

    Runaway 
    child 
    running 
    wild 

    Better 
    go 
    back 
    home 

    where you 
    belong 

    Verse 3

    Roaming 
    through the 
    city 
    going 
    nowhere 
    fast, 

    you're on 
    your own 
    at last 

    Hey, 
    it's 
    gettin' 
    late, 

    where 
    will 
    you sleep? 

    You're gettin' 
    kinda 
    hungry, 

    you forgot 
    to 
    bring 
    something 
    to 
    eat 

    Oh, 
    lost 
    with no 
    money 
    you 
    start 
    to 
    cry 

    But 
    remember, 
    you 
    left home 
    wantin' 
    to 
    be grown, 

    Verse 4
    so 
    dry 
    your weeping 
    eyes 


    Sirens 
    screamin' 
    down 

    neon 
    lighted 
    streets 

    You 
    want 
    your 
    mama 

    Run, run, 
    run, 
    run, 
    run, 
    run, 
    run, 
    run 

    Are 
    they 
    looking 
    for you? 

    You're 
    frightened 
    and 
    confused 

    I 
    want 
    my 
    mama 

    Run, run, run, 
    run, 
    run, 
    run, 
    run 

    But 
    she's 
    much 
    too 
    far 
    away, 

    she 
    can't 
    hear 
    a word 
    you say 

    Verse 5
    You've 
    heard 
    some 
    frightening 

    news 
    on 
    the radio 

    About 
    little 
    boys 
    running 

    away 
    from 
    home 

    And the 
    parents 
    don't 
    see 
    them no 
    more 

    You 
    wanna 
    stop 
    to hitch 
    a 
    ride, 
    I 
    know 

    But your 
    mama 
    told 
    you 
    never 

    trust 
    a stranger 

    And you 
    don't 
    know which 
    way 
    to go 

    Verse 6

    Streets 
    are 
    dark 
    and 
    deserted, 

    not 
    a 
    sound 
    nor 
    sign 
    of 
    life 

    Oh 
    how 
    you 
    long 
    to hear 
    your mother's 
    voice, 

    'cause 
    you're 
    lost 
    and 
    alone 

    But remember, 
    you 
    made 
    the choice, 

    runaway 
    child, 
    running 
    wild 

    You better 
    go back 
    home 
    where 
    you 
    belong 

    He 
    he he, oh, 
    runaway 
    child, 

    running 
    wild 

    You better 
    go back 
    home 

    where 
    you 
    belong 

    You're 
    lost 
    in 
    this 
    great 
    big 
    city 

    Go back 
    home 
    where 
    you 
    belong 

    Not 
    one 
    familiar 
    face, 
    ain't 
    it a pity 

    Go 
    back 
    home 
    where 
    you belong 

    Oh, 
    runaway 
    child 
    running 
    wild 

    You 
    better 
    go back 
    home 
    where 
    you 
    belong 

    Oh 
    yeah, 
    my 
    girl 

    Mama, 
    mama, 
    please, 

    come 
    and 
    sit 
    here by 
    me 

    Oh 
    but 
    she's 
    much 
    too 
    far 
    away, 

    she 
    can't 
    hear 
    a word 
    you say 

    Oh, 
    you're frightened 
    and confused, 

    Outro 1
    which 
    way 
    will 
    you choose 





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