Runaway chords by
Bon Jovi (Official Version)

1984Rock3.1K views

Key: A minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Am Am 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Am Am 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Am Am 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Am Am 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Am Am 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Am Am 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
G G 
 
[Whammy]
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Am Am 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Am Am 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Am Am 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
G G 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
On the street where you live
G G 
 
girls talk about their social lives
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
They're made of lipstick, plastic and paint
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
A touch of sable in their eyes
Am Am 
 
(All your life) All your life all you've asked
G G 
 
When's your daddy gonna talk to you
Em Em 
 
But you were living in another world
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Tryin' to get a message through

Pre-chorus 1

Em

G

Am

No one heard a single word you said

Dm

They should have seen it in your eyes

C

G

What was going around your head

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Ooh, she's a little runaway
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Daddy's girl learned fast
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
All those things he couldn't say
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Ooh, she's a little
Am Am 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Dm/A Dm/A 
 
Am Am 
 
runaway
Asus2 Asus2 
 
Am Am

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
A different line every night
G G 
 
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
I see you out on the streets
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Calling for a wild time
Am Am 
 
So you sit home alone
G G 
 
'Cause there's nothing left that you can do
Em Em 
 
There's only pictures hung in the shadows
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Left there to look at you

Pre-chorus 2

Em

G

You know she likes the lights

Am

At night on the neon Broadway signs

Dm

She don't really mind

C

G

It's only love she hoped to find

Chorus 2

Am

G

Ooh, she's a little runaway

C

Em

Daddy's girl learned fast

G

Am

All those things he couldn't say

G

Em

Ooh, she's a little runaway

Interlude 1

Am

Asus2

Dm/A

Am

Asus2

Am

Am

Asus2

Dm/A

Am

Asus2

Am

Solo 1

Am

Am

C

D

Am

Am

C

G

Am

Am

C

D

Am

Am

C

G

Pre-chorus 3

Em

G

Am

No one hear a single word you said

Dm

They should have seen it in your eyes

C

G

What was going around your head

Chorus 3
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Ooh, she's a little runaway
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Daddy's girl learned fast
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
All those things he couldn't say
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Ooh, she's a little runaway
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Daddy's girl learned fast
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Now she works the night away
[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm Asus2 Dm/A Gsus4 G...

Chords

Am
Asus2
Dm/A
Gsus4
G
Gsus2
Em
F
Dm
C
D

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
Dm/A: x-0-3-2-3-x
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Runaway by Bon Jovi, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bon Jovi's performance.

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