Runaway Son by Mike Oldfield
Key: GG | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Intro: G    D G    D G D Em G D Em
  
Verse 1:
C                      F      C
Good sister, won't you let me in?
       G                       C
I'm in need of some warmth and shelter
                                   F          C
It's a hard luck story, don't know where to begin
          G                       C
I've been riding on life's helter-skelter
  
  
Bridge:
G    D   Em                   G    D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
Em               G
I got a heart of gold
  
  
Chorus:
             C           D          Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C                   G          D
I need a savior and you're the one
G         C             D       Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C                          D       G 
There's still hope for the runaway son
  
  
Verse 2:
C                  F      C
My good father, he say to me,
        G                 C
"Better come back to your senses
                              F      C
There's an empty bottle lying on the floor
         G                 C
And it's undermined your defenses"
  
   
Bridge:
G    D   Em                   G    D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
Em               G
I got a heart of gold
  
  
Chorus:
             C           D          Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C                   G          D
I need a savior and you're the one
G         C             D       Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C                          D       G   
There's still hope for the runaway son
  
  
Chorus:
     C                    D          Em
Ooh, for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C                   G          D
I need a savior and you're the one
G         C             D       Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C                          D       G
There's still hope for the runaway son
  
  
Instrumental (With weird demonic background shit):
            G D Em G D Em
  
  
Verse 3:
C                     F          C
Good brother, show me how to get home
          G                           C
I've been walking in the backyard of Satan
                          F          C
I'm so stubborn that I'll never give in
        G                   C
But now my heart's cold and aching
  
  
Bridge:
G    D   Em                   G    D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
Em               G
I got a heart of gold
 
  
Chorus:
             C           D          Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C                   G          D
I need a savior and you're the one
G         C             D       Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C                 D       G
Salvation for the runaway son
  
  
Instrumental (With more weird demonic background shit):
              G F Cm G F A G Am G
      
  
Bridge:               ## Key Change  ##
A    D   F#m                  A    D
Save me, Holy Mother, please, save me
F                A
I got a heart of gold
      
  
Chorus:               ## Back To Original Key ##
G            C           D          Em
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
C                   G          D
I need a savior and you're the one
  G       C             D       Em
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
C                          D       G
There's still hope for the runaway son
  
  
Chorus:                 ## Key Change ##
A            D           E          F#m
And for your love I'd go hungry and thirsty
D                   A          E
I need a savior and you're the one
A         D             E       F#m
I throw myself into the arms of mercy
D                 E       Am
Salvation for the runaway son
  
  
Outro (Also with weird demonic background shit):
       Am G Am G Am G Am
       A G A G A G 
       Am G Am G A