Learn "RUNAWAY BABY" by Bruno Mars on Piano

Master "RUNAWAY BABY" by Bruno Mars with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Pop arrangement is in the key of E at 160 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.

Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 160 BPM.

Lyrics

Ah, (A7)yes! Chi ka (Em7)ah! Well look y (Em7)here, look y here, ah, what do we have? An (Em7)oth er pret ty thing read (A7)y for me to grab. But (Em7)lit tle does she know that I’m (A7)a wolf in sheep’s cloth ing, ’cause at the (Em7)end of the night it (A7)is (CN.C.)her I’ll be hold ing. (“I love you (Em7)so.”) Hey! (That’s what (A7)you’ll say.) That’s what you’ll say. (You’ll tell me, (Em7)“Ba by, ba by, please don’t go (A7)a way.) “Don’t go a way.” (But when I (Em7)play,) But when I play, (I nev (A7)er stay.) I nev er stay. So ev ’ry (Em7)girl that I meet, yeah, (CN.C.)this is what I say: (C)Run, run, run a way, (B)run a way, ba by, be (Em)fore I put my spell on you. You bet ter (C)get, get, get a way, (B)get a way, dar lin’, ’cause (Em)ev ’ry thing you heard is true. Your poor lit tle heart will end up a lone, ’cause Lord knows, I’m a roll in’ (A)stone, so you bet ter (C)run, run, run a way, (B)run a way, ba by. Uh. Uh. Chi ka Ah, (A7)yeah. Well, let me (Em)think, let me think, ah, (Asus)what should I do? So man y (Em)ea ger young bun nies that I’d (Asus)like to pur sue. Now (Em)e ven though they’re eat ing out the (Asus)palm of my hand, there’s (Em)on ly one car rot, and they (Asus)all got ta share it. (“I love you (Em7)so.”) Hey! (That’s what (A7)you’ll say.) That’s what you’ll say. (You’ll tell me, (Em7)“Ba by, ba by, please don’t go (A7)a way.) “Don’t go a way.” (But when I (Em7)play,) But when I play, (I nev (A7)er stay.) I nev er stay. So ev ’ry (Em7)girl that I meet, yeah, (CN.C.)this is what I say: (C)Run, run, run a way, (B)run a way, ba by, be (Em)fore I put my spell on you. You bet ter (C)get, get, get a way, (B)get a way, dar lin’, ’cause (Em)ev ’ry thing you heard is true. Your poor lit tle heart will end up a lone, ’cause Lord knows, I’m a roll in’ (A)stone, so you bet ter (C)run, run, run a way, (B)run a way, ba by. Uh. Uh. Chi ka Ah, (A7)yeah. Well, let me (Em)think, let me think, ah, (Asus)what should I do? So man y (Em)ea ger young bun nies that I’d (Asus)like to pur sue. Now (Em)e ven though they’re eat ing out the (Asus)palm of my hand, there’s (Em)on ly one car rot, and they (Asus)all got ta share it. (“I love you (Em7)ah. See, I ain’t try in’ to (Em7)hurt you, ba by. (A7)No, no, no, I just wan na (Em7)work you, ba by. (A7)Yo, yo, see, I ain’t try in’ to (Em7)hurt you, ba by. (A7)No, no, no, I just wan na (Em7)work you, ba by. (A7)If you scared, you bet ter (Em7)run (you bet ter run), you bet (A7)ter run (you bet ter run), you bet ter (Em7)run (you bet ter run), you bet (A7)ter, you bet ter. You bet ter (C)run, run, run a way, (B)run a way, ba by.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
E
Tempo
160 BPM
Difficulty
medium

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  1. 1
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  2. 2
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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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