Standard (EADGBE)

=downstroke

u=upstroke

(d,u,d, stop)=quick downstroke,upstroke then downstroke then silencing the chord

D (d,u,d,u)=change to D chord on the 1st 'u' stroke, so the 1st 'd' stroke in the

sequence is still a C chord (very tough to catch this for me, must admit)

NORMAL=normal d,u pick strokes

Intro

d,stop,d,u, muted d,u strokes)

I am 'ow I feel

I am 'ow I feel

I am 'ow...

Verse

d,stop,d,u, muted d,u strokes continue)

I close my eyes and make a wish for

Inner peace and tranquillity inside

My mind I feel it's changing

Breaking down the defences of my heart

It's like a new adventure

And it's just my life

Bridge

 No l-onger know the girl inside

  (r) (r) (,u,, )

The s-tranger in my mind

Chorus

NORMAL)

 I'm running away-y. Running away from you

 Though I beg you to stay-y -y. I'm running away from you

I'm running away-y-y. From predict-able

 Miss reli-able. So method-ical

 Wanna be indivi-dual. And ori-ginal

 So rad-ical. And desi-rable

Verse

Put a message in a bottle

 Watch it sail across the ocean blue-e

So free of limitations

 A vision I can only fantasize

I'm floating in a new direction

As this is my life

Bridge

 No l-onger know the girl inside

  (r) (r) (,u,, )

The s-tranger in my mind

Chorus

 I'm running away-y. Running away from you

 Though I beg you to stay-y -y. I'm running away from you

I'm running away-y-y. From predict-able

 Miss reli-able. So method-ical

 Wanna be indivi-dual. And ori-ginal

 So rad-ical. And desi-rable

Harmonic Echo

 No longer know the girl inside (the girl (no l-ong-er know the girl)

 No long-er know the girl inside

  (r) (r) (,u,, )

The stranger in my mind

False Chorus Start Phrase

  (,u,, )

Running Away-y

Chorus

NORMAL)

 I'm running away-y. Running away-y from you

 Though I beg you to stay-y -y. I'm running away from you

I'm running away-y-y. From predict-able

 Miss reli-able. So method-ical

 Wanna be indivi-dual. And ori-ginal

 So rad-ical. And desi-rable

Repeat to fade.

I hate to brag, but I think I've outdone myself!