The First Time I Ran Away
M. Ward
The First Time I Ran Away
Tuning: EBEF#BE
Listen to the song for strumming patterns and timing etc
CHORDS
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F#m11: 002320
Emaj7: 004540
E: 000200
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Intro: F#m11 Emaj7 *E
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F#m11 E
The first time I ran away I saw faces in the trees
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F#m11 E F#m11
I heard voices in the storm, they sang oooooooh
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Emaj7 F#m11 Emaj7 F#m11 *[E
by the waterfall, oooooooh
The second time I ran away I saw warriors on the train
catching tigers by the tail, they sang ooooooooh
by the waterfall, oooooooh
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Emaj7 F#m11
Cause the way they look at you as if you were a stranger
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Emaj7 F#m11 *E F#m11
The way they talk to you as if you were a child
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Emaj7 F#m11 Emaj7 F#m11] *E
by the waterfall, oooooooh
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F#m11 E
The last time I run away, well I hope it is with you
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F#m11 E
Will you let me show you where to run?
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Emaj7 F#m11
by the waterfall
NOTES:
*E e|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
B|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
G|-------2222222222-------2222222222|
D|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
A|-0h2p2-0000000000-0h2p2-0000000000|
E|-------0000000000-------0000000000|
hit and pull off are immediately followed by continous strummig of the E chord and
so forth. Add these in where neccessary.
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Also remember to slide F#m11 to Emaj7 when the opportunity presents itself.