(one of the few songs played without a capo) E|---------------| B|-2-2---2--2--2-| G|-2-2---2--2--2-| D|-2-2---2--2--2-| Repeat this strumming pattern for the A|-0-0-3-0--0--0-| A chord in the intro and verses... E|-----------3---| [Verse 1] A Well, I sold my guitar for a diamond ring C D A Yeah the preacher's daughter's got a thing for me A
With all of our stuff in a pick up truck C D A Yeah we're headed out west in a cloud of dust [Chorus] G D A Runaway baby like a runaway train, like a G D A Train comin' off the tracks G D A Runaway baby like a runaway train C D A Runaway and never look back C D A Runaway and never look back [Verse 2] A Well, it's a Vegas weddin' at the break of day C D A By a magistrate dressed in blue suede A Lost all of our cash on a roll of the bones C D A Had to pawn that ring just to get back home [Chorus] [Instumental Break] Play the chorus, but the C-D-A just one time. [Verse 3] A In a cheap motel on the county line C D A Sneakin' back into town in the black of night A I heard the preacher screamin' through the motel door C D A Yeah he's cursin' my soul in the name of the Lord [Ending Chorus] G D A Runaway baby like a runaway train, like a G D A Train comin' off the tracks G D A Runaway baby like a runaway train C D A Runaway and never look back G D A Runaway baby like a runaway train, like a G D A Train comin' off the tracks G D A Runaway baby like a runaway train C D A Runaway and never look back C D A Runaway and never look back C D A Runaway and never look back