A reggae version of the old classic.
cover
delshannon
Story behind the song
"Runaway" is a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit. It topped the Billboard charts for four consecutive weeks, and Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1961.
Lyrics
[Intro]
Em Em/B Em/D Em Em/B Em/D
Em Em/B Em/D Em Em/B Em/D
[Verse]
Em D
As I walk along I wonder
C
What went wrong with our love
B
A love that felt so strong
Em D
And as I still walk on I think of
C
The things weve done together
B
While our hearts were young
[Chorus]
E
Im a-walkin in the rain
C#m
Tears are fallin and I feel the pain
E
Wishin you were here by me
C#m
To end this misery
E
And I wonder,
C#m
I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder
E
Why
C#m
Wha-wa-wa-wa-why she ran away
A B
And I wonder, where she will stay
E
My little runaway
A E B7
My run-run-run-run runaway
[Instrumental]
Em percent D percent
C percent B percent
Em percent D percent
C percent B percent
[Chorus]
E
Im a-walkin in the rain
C#m
Tears are fallin and I feel the pain
E
Wishin you were here by me
C#m
To end this misery
E
And I wonder,
C#m
I wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder
E
Why
C#m
Wha-wa-wa-wa-why she ran away
A B
And I wonder, where she will stay
E
My little runaway
A E
My run-run-run-run runaway
[Outro]
A E
My run-run-run-run runaway
A E
My run-run-run-run runaway