Intro 
E  A  E  A  
E  F#  A  C  
E  Em  G  E  
G  E 

Verse 
E                           A       E 
Get kicked out for coming home at dawn 
                         A 
Mom and dad cursed the day you were born 
   E          A 
Throw your clothes into a duffel bag 
    D                               A 
Shoutin' as you slam the door, the home, it's a drag 

Verse 
A 
Who can I turn to and where can I stay? 
A 
I heard a place is open all night and all day 
          C 
There's a place you can go where the cops don't know 
C                                                  G   Em 
You can act real wild, they don't treat you like a child 


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G       E     A E 
Runaway boys 

Verse 
E                                  A    E 
Your hair is all greasy and you feel like a slob 
                             G          E 
You're only fifteen and you can't get a job 
E 
Run into the luncheonette and shoot a few games 
                                   A 
Losing all your quarters, man it's always the same 

Verse 
A 
Steal a couple of bucks to buy a new toy 
                              C      G  Em 
Slip into the alley with the runaway boys 


[Refrão]
 
  A     E 
Runaway boys 

Bridge 
F#                              E 
Runnin' faster, faster all the time 
A                                       C   G 
You're under age and God knows that's a crime 

Instrumental 
Em  E  Em  G  
A  E  A  E  
A  F#  F#m  A  
C  E  Em  F#  
E  A  E 

Verse 
E                          A      E 
Get kicked out for coming home at dawn 
E 
Mom and dad cursed the day you were born 
E 
Throw your clothes into a duffel bag 
                                   A 
Shoutin' as you slam the door, the home, it's a drag 

Verse 
E 
Who can I turn to and where can I stay? 
          C 
I heard a place is open all night and all day 
C 
There's a place you can go where the cops don't know 
                                                       E 
You can act real wild, they don't treat you like a child 


[Refrão]
 
A       E     G 
Runaway boys 

Bridge 
F#                              E 
Runnin' faster, faster all the time 
A                                       C     G Em 
You're under age and God knows that's a crime 

Outro 
E 
Runaway boys, runaway boys 
              A        E 
Runaway boys, runaway boys 
A        E   A E 
Runaway boys