Chords for Stray Cats - Runaway Boys (Live At Montreux 1981)

Tempo:
103.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

C#m

F#

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stray Cats - Runaway Boys (Live At Montreux 1981) chords
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[F]
Run away boys!
1, [Em] 2, 3, 4!
[A]
[C#m]
[F#m] [B]
[F#] [A#m]
[E] [A]
[B]
[C#m]
Get ready to move
Come and take a stake
Throw your clothes to the floor
Shout and hit the slam
[E] It's all a hoax and a [A] joke
Now it's time to be free
Open up the places, open up all that gold
Fill [C] the empty spaces, fill the pockets full of gold
[B] It feels real like a child
Run away boys!
[C#m] Your hair's all greasy
and you [C#] feel like a dog
You're only [F#] 15 and you can't get a job
Run to the merchant and the jeweler
And lose all your clothes, that's all they say
[A] You don't know what I'm up to
I'm a new boy
Slippin' through the alleyway
Run away [G] boys!
[C#] Runnin' faster
Faster all the time
[A] Runnin' really gently
God knows [B] that's a crime
[A]
[F#]
[A]
[B]
[G] [E] [C#m]
[A]
[B]
[A]
[B]
[F#]
[E] [A]
[Em]
[C] [E]
[C#m]
[A]
[B] [C#m] Get ready to act
Come and move, that's a hoax
Come and take a stake
Throw your clothes to [F#] the floor
Shout and [B] hit the slam
It's all a hoax and a joke
Now it's time to be free
Open up the places, open up all that [C] gold
Fill the empty spaces, fill the pockets full of gold
It feels [A] real like [Em] a child
Run away boys!
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] Your hair's all greasy
and you feel like a dog
You're only 15 [A#] and you can't get a job
Run to the merchant [C#m] and the jeweler
And [F#] lose all your clothes, [A] that's all they say
You don't know what I'm up to
Slippin' through [Em] the alleyway
Run away boys!
Run away [B] boys!
[F#] Runnin' faster
[Fm] Faster all the time
[A]
Runnin' really gently
God knows [C] [B] that's a crime
Run away boys!
Run away [Em] boys!
Run away boys!
[B] [E]
[F]
[Em]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
Em
121
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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To start learning Stray Cats - ([Live At Montreux / 1981]) Runaway Boys chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C#, A, F#, C#m, A, C#m, F#m, A, C#m, Em, F#m, F# and A in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 51 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 102 BPM. With D Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Run away boys!
1, [Em] 2, 3, 4!
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Get ready to move
Come and take a stake
Throw your clothes to the floor
Shout and hit the slam
[E] It's all a hoax and a [A] joke
Now it's time to be free
Open up the places, open up all that gold
Fill [C] the empty spaces, fill the pockets full of gold
_ [B] It feels real like a child
Run away boys!
_ _ _ [C#m] Your hair's all greasy
and you [C#] feel like a dog
You're only [F#] 15 and you can't get a job
Run to the merchant and the jeweler
And lose all your clothes, that's all they say
[A] You don't know what I'm up to
I'm a new boy
Slippin' through the alleyway
Run away [G] boys! _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ Runnin' faster
Faster all the time
[A] _ Runnin' really gently
God knows [B] that's a crime _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ Get ready to act
Come and move, that's a hoax
Come and take a stake
Throw your clothes to [F#] the floor
Shout and [B] hit the slam
It's all a hoax and a joke _
Now it's time to be free
Open up the places, open up all that [C] gold
Fill the empty spaces, fill the pockets full of gold
It feels [A] real like [Em] a child
Run away boys!
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ Your hair's all greasy
and you feel like a dog
You're only 15 [A#] and you can't get a job
Run to the merchant [C#m] and the jeweler
And [F#] lose all your clothes, [A] that's all they say
You don't know what I'm up to
Slippin' through [Em] the alleyway
Run away boys!
Run away [B] boys!
_ _ [F#] _ _ Runnin' faster
[Fm] Faster all the time
[A] _
Runnin' really gently
God knows [C] _ _ [B] that's a crime
_ _ _ Run away boys! _
_ _ _ _ Run away [Em] boys!
Run away boys!
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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