We'll Run Away


Original Album
All Summer Long
Written By
Brian Wilson/Gary Usher
Produced By
Brian Wilson
Lead Vocals
Brian
Recorded On
April 30 and May 18, 1964
Length
1:59
Notes
  • Lovely ballad which features a church-like organ and appropriate choral harmonies from the group
Lyrics
We know they're right when they say we're not ready
But all we care is how we feel right now
We'll go ahead just the same
Prepare to take the blame
We'll run away and get married anyhow

They warned us that we can't live on love forever
But we just tell them we'll get by somehow
Our problems will be greater
We'll worry 'bout them later
We'll run away and get married anyhow

If other kids went through it
Then I know we can do it
If our love is that much stronger
It will last that much longer

It wasn't too long ago when our folks were
Were going through the same thing we are now
But one thing they're forgetting
A thing they're not regretting
They ran away and got married anyhow
(Ran away and got married)
Anyhow
(Ran away and got married)
They ran away and got married anyhow
Chords
(original key: C#)


..........C...........................................Cmaj7...............C....C+5
We know they're right when they say we're not ready
........F....................G7...........................C
But all we care is how we feel right now
..........Em7......................................Am7.....................Dm7(b5)
We'll go ahead just the same, prepare to take the blame
..........Dm7......................D9............Dm7/G...G7
We'll run away and get married anyhow

............C.................................Cmaj7................C......C+5
They warned us that we can't live on love forever
........F...........................G7........................C
But we just tell them we'll get by somehow
........Em7.............................................Am7....................Dm7(b5)
Our problems will be greater, we'll worry 'bout them later
..........Dm7......................G7...............C...C7
We'll run away and get married anyhow

......F...............................................Fm6
If other kids went through it then I know we can do it
...........Em7.........................Am7..............Dm7.................G7
If our love is that much stronger it will last that much longer

.....C....................Cmaj7................C...............C+5
It wasn't too long ago when our folks were
............F.............................G7...................C
Were going through the same thing we are now
........Em7..........................................Am7..........................Dm7(b5)
But one thing they're forgetting, a thing they're not regretting
.........Dm7
They ran away and got married
Bb7
Ran away and got married
..........Dm7.....................G7(+5)......Cmaj9
They ran away and got married anyhow


Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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