"Running Away" by Hoobastank
Tab by Jay Bartholomew

The chords written above aren't what you play, but just a finger guide.  Refer to the tab to see how parts are played.

Acoustic Intro (switch to electric after F~)

   Am                                  Em
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-0--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-0--0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0---|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
A|-------------------------------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
   F				 		   F~
e|-------------------------------------1~---------------|
B|----------1-1-1-0--------------------1~---------------|
G|-----0-2--2-2-2-2--------------------2~---------------|
D|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------3~---------------|
A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------3~---------------|
E|-------------------------------------1~---------------|


Verse 1

Am                                 Em                    F
   I don't want you to give it all up and leave your own life
		  Am                                            Em
   collecting dust.  And I don't want you to feel sorry for me.  You
              F~             Am                                    Em
   never gave us a chance to be.  And I don't need you to be by my side
                   F              Am
   to tell me that everything's alright.  I just wanted you to tell me
       Em                      F
   the truth.  You know I'd do that for you.

Chorus

   A5 B5 C5 E5 F5    C5 G5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-2--4--5-----------5-----|
D|-2--4--5--2--3~----5--5--|
A|-0--2--3--2--3~----3--5--|
E|----------0--1~-------3--|

A5 B5 C5             E5       F5   C5 G5
      So why are you running away?
A5 E5 C5          G5       F5   C5 G5
      Why are you running away?

   Am
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|
G|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-|
D|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

Am						   Em			  F
   Cause I did enough to show you that I was willing to give and
        Am  						     Em
   sacrifice.  And I was the one who was lifting you up when you
                F             Am
   thought your life had had enough.  And when I get close you turn
    Em                         F           Am
   away.  There's nothing that I can do or say.  So now I need you to
               Em                      F
   tell me the truth.  You know I'd do that for you.

Chorus

A5 B5 C5             E5       F5   C5 G5
      So why are you running away?
A5 E5 C5          G5       F5   C5 G5
      Why are you running away?

Bridge

   Am
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1---|
G|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-|
D|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

   Em
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Am				  Em				Am
   Is it me?  Is it you?  Nothing that I can do to make you change your

   mind.  Is it me?  Is it you?  Nothing that I can do.  Is it a waste

   of time?

   A5      A5       E5      E5      A5      A5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2---2-2-2--------------------2-2-2---2-2-2--|
D|-2-2-2---2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|
A|-0-0-0---0-0-0----2-2-2---2-2-2---0-0-0---0-0-0--|
E|------------------0-0-0---0-0-0------------------|

A5          A5          E5           E5       A5
   Is it me?  Is it you?  Nothing that I can do to make you
A5             E5   F5 G5
   change your mind.

Chorus

A5 B5 C5             E5       F5   C5 G5
      So why are you running away?
A5 E5 C5          G5       F5   C5 G5
      Why are you running away?  (What is it I have to say?)
A5 B5 C5             E5       F5   C5 G5
      So why are you running away?  (To make you admit you're afraid)
A5 E5 C5          G5       F5   C5 G5
      Why are you running away?