#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Runaway Baby Original Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans Words and Music by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Brody Brown, Claude Kelly and Andrew Wyatt Copyright © 2010 Atlantic Records Published by Warner Music Group Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Tuning is Hendrix's Low Tune (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb). Chord names are as for standard tuning. INTRO: Notes: The 2-bar riff (Guitar Figure 1) is played in the INTRO, VERSE1 and BRIDGE. Guitar Figure 1 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------2-------0-h-2----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------2---0--|-----0-----------0-h-2----------| |-0------------------------------|-------------3-----------3-p-0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ah yes |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------2-------0-h-2----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------2---0--|-----0-----------0-h-2----------| |-0------------------------------|-------------3-----------3-p-0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Well, looky VERSE1: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------2-------0-h-2----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------2---0--|-----0-----------0-h-2----------| |-0------------------------------|-------------3-----------3-p-0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| here, looky here, ah, what do we have? A - -nother pretty thing rea-dy for me to grab But lit-tle does she know that I'm a wolf in sheep's clothing 'cause at the end of the night it is her I'll be hold-ing PRE-CHORUS: Notes: The 2-bar riff (Guitar Figure 2) is played in the PRE-CHORUS and BRIDGE. I love you... |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------9-------7-h-9----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------9---7--|-----7-----------7-h-9----------| |-7------------------------------|-------------10----------10-----| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------12-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ..so that's what you'll say, you'll tell me ba -by, ba -by, please don't go away but when I play, I ne -ver stay To ev -'ry N.C. girl that I meet here, this is what I say: CHORUS: Em C |-7-------7-------7---7---7------|-8-------8-------8-------8---8--| |-8-------8-------8---8---8------|-8-------8-------8-------8---8--| |-9-------9-------9---9---9------|-9-------9-------9-------9---9--| |-9-------9-------9---9---9------|-10------10------10------10--10-| |-7-------7-------7---7---7------|-10------10------10------10--10-| |--------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8---8--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em C Run, run, run a - way, run a - way, ba______by be- Em A |-7-------7-------7---7---7------|-----5-------5---5____----------| |-8-------8-------8---8---8------|-----5-------5---5____----------| |-9-------9-------9---9---9------|-----6-------6---6____----------| |-9-------9-------9---9---9------|-----7-------7---7____----------| |-7-------7-------7---7---7------|-----7-------7---7____----------| |--------------------------------|-----5-------5---5____----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em A -fore I put my spell on you Em C You better get, get, get away, get away darling Em A 'Cause everything you heard is true Em A Your poor little heart will end up alone Em C 'Cause Lord knows I'm a rolling stone Em N.C. So you better run, run, run away, run away baby [repeat INTRO] VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Well, let me... |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------2-------0-h-2----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------2---0--|-----0-----------0-h-2----------| |-0------------------------------|-------------3-----------3-p-0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| think, let me think, ah, what should I do? So man-y ea -ger young bunnies that I'd like to pur-sue. Now ev -en though they're eating out the palm of my hand, there's only one carrot and they all gotta share it [repeat PRE-CHORUS] [repeat CHORUS] [play: Guitar Figure 1] BRIDGE: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------2-------0-h-2----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------2---0--|-----0-----------0-h-2----------| |-0------------------------------|-------------3-----------3-p-0--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| See I ain't trying to |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------9-------7-h-9----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------9---7--|-----7-----------7-h-9----------| |-7------------------------------|-------------10----------10-----| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------12-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| hurt you, ba -by, no, no, no, I just wanna work you, ba -by, yup, yup, See I ain't tryin' to hurt you, ba -by, no, no, no, I just wanna work you, ba -by. If you scared, you bet-ter run (You bet-ter run) You bet-ter run (You bet-ter run) You bet-ter run (You bet-ter run) You bet-ter You better, you better, you better [repeat CHORUS] [ENDING:] |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------7---8---8--------------| |-----9--------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|