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

[Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
  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

[Chorus]
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