B  A  G
B  A  G

[Verse 1]
      B         A              G
California is a thousand miles away
       B             A          G
Had to speak to mama before she took me away
A  B                          A     G
  Fears in the tears that she cried on that day
Em     A   B                   A             G
  If a boy wants to feel, he's gotta hide or run away

[Chorus]
Em         B                       F#m7                     Em7       A
   Now I'm way off track, and this weight on my back got me bleeding
    B                 F#m7                Em7          Am7
I'm through with that balancing act I've been keeping
      B              A              G                Em7      Am  A
Gotta run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
    B          F#m7            G
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain't ready
B A G                B A G
Oh, yeah, mmm, yeah

[Verse 2]
    B           A            G      G7
California is a thousand miles away
         Bm                     A             G                Em
Couldn't speak to papa, tell me what does that little boy say?
B                           Am          G
Fears in the tears, they subside 'cause I'm a man
     B                             A            G
If a boy wants to feel, he's gotta hide, but it hurts him so bad

[Chorus]
        B                   A                        G
Now I'm way off track, this weight on my back got me bleeding
Em   B                 A                    G       Em
 I'm through with that balancing act I been keeping
      B              F#m            Em7                      A
Gotta run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
B              F#m7           Em7                 A
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain't ready

[Bridge]
B      A   G Em E
Oh-oh, ah, woah
B A G Em
Yeah

[Chorus]
    B                   F#m7                     Em7
I'm way off track, this weight on my back got me bleeding
A            B                 A              Em7      A
Now, oh, I'm through with that balancing act I been keeping
          B             A              G                Em           A
And I run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
    B           A             G                  A
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain't ready


[Outro]
B  A  Em A
 Oh
Bm   Am  Em   A
 Ah, ah, woah
B7             A
  Na-na-na-na
Em7          A
  Run away, run away
B   A   Em  A        B
Oh, oh, oh, no, no