Run Away Child, Running Wild Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][E][Am]
[C][Am][C][Am]

[Verse 1]
[Am]You played hookie from
school and you can't go out to play, [C]yeah[Am]
Mama said, for the rest of the week,
in your room you gotta stay, [C]yeah
[Am]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
[Am]
[E]You're in pun[Am] ishment
'Cause your mother wants to raise you in the right way,
[C]yeah[Am]
But you don't care
'Cause you already made up your mind
you wanna run away [C]yeah[Am]
You're on your way, runaway child,
running wild
Runaway child running wild
Better go back home
where you belong

[Verse 3]
[Am]Roaming through the city going nowhere fast,
you're on [C]your own at last
[Am]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
[Am]
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 [Am]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]
[Am]Streets are dark and deserted,
not a [E]sound nor [Am]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, [E]runaway [Am]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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