Runaway Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Why are you so ungrate[Dm]ful
You nuh see that Jah give
[Em]we life after al[Am]l
Check yourself before you wreck
yourself [Dm]ya mon
[Em]

[Verse 2]
[Am]
Me see that Jah Jah give
we [Dm]life after [Em]all
[Am]Still none a dem nuh give no
[Dm]thanks at [Em]all[Am]
Dem thinks dem a rise me
[Dm]see dem a [Em]fall
[Am]Fall dem a fall, fall dem a fall
[Dm]

[Verse 3]
[Em]
How long you want to go [Am]run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
[Dm]see that truth a go re[Em]veal
And every day you [Am]gotta pray,
well that you fi go do
An[Dm]d make your life one a the [Em]real
How long you want to go [Am]run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
[Dm]see that truth a go re[Em]veal
And every day you [Am]gotta pray
You gotta pray, you [Dm]gotta [Em]pray

[Verse 4]
Question, [Am]how you fi expect love
and you still a glorify the gun
You want clarity if acoke you
nuh stop bun
Affi your dirty lifestyle nuh
give you no way fi turn
You still nuh realize that you wrong
After you come out of your church
you beat your babymother down
And then you tell her you're sorry
but your head full ah rum
She couldn't take your excuse
and your flattering tongue
That's why she left you
today and still a ask
How [G]long you want to

[Verse 5]
[Am]go run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
[Dm]see that truth a go re[Em]veal
And every day you [Am]gotta pray,
well that you fi go do
An[Dm]d make your life one a the [Em]real
How long you want to go [Am]run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
[Dm]see that truth a go re[Em]veal
And every day you [Am]gotta pray
You gotta pray, you [Dm]gotta [Em]pray

[Verse 6]
[Am]Say dem a the dolphin but
me see dem a the shark
Dem [Dm]stand inna the spotlight
and [Em]live inna di dark
[Am]Claim say dem grounded but
me see dem a skylark
So to me dem can't talk
In dis time and dis ages
man haffi be smart
Think before you [Dm]talk and watch
the road wha' you a [Em]walk
From you look inna your [Am]conscience
you can't miss the mark
And make a joyful [Dm]sound unto the [Em]Lord

[Verse 7]
How long you want to go [Am]run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
[Dm]see that truth a go re[Em]veal
And every day you [Am]gotta pray,
well that you fi go do
An[Dm]d make your life one a the [Em]real
How long you want to go [Am]run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
[Dm]see that truth a go re[Em]veal
And every day you [Am]gotta pray
You gotta pray, you [Dm]gotta [Em]pray

[Verse 8]
[Em]'Nough a dem we [Am]see said dem nah
practicing what dem ah preach
Dem haffi go back a school
so a no me dem can teach
A fi dem dirty talk dem call
it freedom of [Em]speech
[Am]Me wonder who dem try reach
Righteousness uno fi go check it
Golong and do some good inna your
life wickedness uno fileft it
Clean heart always will make it
And from you see a chance inna your life
You [Dm]better take it [Am]nuh reject it

[Verse 9]
Me see that [Am]Jah Jah give
we [Dm]life after [Em]all
[Am]Still none a dem nuh give no
[Dm]thanks at [Em]all[Am]
Dem thinks dem a rise me
[Dm]see dem a [Em]fall
[Am]Fall dem a fall, fall dem [Dm]a fall

[Verse 10]
[Em]How long you want to go [Am]run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
see [F]that truth a [Dm]go reve[Em]al
And every day you [Am]gotta pray,
well that you fi go do
And make [Dm]your life one a the [Em]real
How long you want to go [Am]run away
Run away from yourself you nuh
see [Dm]that truth a go re[Am]veal
An[Em]d every day you [Am]gotta pray
Well that you fi go do,
well that you [Dm]fi go do[Em]

[Verse 11]
[Am]How you fi expect love and
you still a glorify the gun
[Dm]You want clarity if ac[Em]oke you
nuh stop [Am]bun
Affi your dirty lifestyle nuh
give you no way fi turn
You [Dm]still nuh realize that you [Am]wrong[Em]
After you [Am]come out of your church
you beat your babymother down
And then you [Dm]tell her you're sorry
but your [Em]head full ah rum
She couldn't [Am]take your excuse and
your flattering tongue
That's why she [Dm]left you
today and still a [Em]ask

[Verse 12]
How long you want to go run away