Runaround Sue – Dion
Songwriter(s): Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca; Producer: Gene Schwartz
Intro:
D Here’s my story, it’s sad but true.
A#m It’s about a girl… that I once knew.
G She took my love… then ran around…
A With every single… guy in town.
(Doo Wop Segment):
D (Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, A#m hey-hey)
………….……….. Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh……. Ooh……….……..
(bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, G hey-hey)
Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh…… Ooh…………..
(bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, A hey-hey)
Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh…… Ooh…………..
Lat-lat-lat-lat
D (Hey-hey…….… bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, A#m hey-hey)
Woah………….. Ooh-oh-oh……………………..…….. Oh…oh………..
………. (bom-da-lay, da-lay-da…………, G hey-hey)
oh-oh ^ oh-oh-oh ^ oh-oh ^ oh….. Ooh………..….
(bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, A hey!)
……..……………………..……… oh!……….
(Aww………………………………….……..)
Verse 1:
Yea…. D I should have known it from the D very start;
…………… (Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
A#m This girl would leave me with a A#m broken heart;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
G Now listen people what I’m G telling you;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey!)
A! A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue yea…eh.
Verse 2:
D I miss her lips and the D smile on her face;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
The A#m touch of her hand and this A#m girl’s warm embrace;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
G So if you don’t wanna G cry like I do;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey)
A! A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
Interlude:
D (Hey-hey…….… bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, A#m hey-hey)
Woah…………….. Ooh-oh-oh……………….…….….. Oh…oh…….…..
(bom-da-lay, da-lay-da……. G hey-hey)
Woah…. oh-oh ^ oh-oh…… Ooh
(bom-da-lay, da-lay-da……. A Hey!)
Woah…. oh-oh ^ oh-oh…… Ooh!
Bridge 1:
(Aww………………………………….………….)
G She likes to travel around, yeah!
(Ahh……………………………….……………..)
She’ll D love you and she’ll put you down.
(Ahh………………………………………….….……………)
Now G people let me put you wise ah;
…… (Ahh………….………………….…………………)
A- A! Sue goes… out with other guys.
Verse 3:
Here’s the D moral in the story from the D guy who knows;
…………..…. (Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
A#m I fell in love and my A#m love still grows;
………………..… (Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
G Ask any fool that G she ever knew, they’ll tell ya;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey!)
A! Keep away from-a Runaround Sue: I pay it D all;
Bridge 2:
D Yeah… keep away from this A#m girl;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
I know… know what G she’ll do;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
Keep away from A Sue!
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey!)
Repeat of Bridge 1:
(Aww……………………………………….…….)
G She likes to travel around, yeah!
(Ahh………………………………….…………..)
She’ll D love you and she’ll put you down.
(Ahh………………………………………………..…………)
Now G people let me put you wise ah;
……. (Ahh……………………….…………..…………)
A- A! Sue goes… out with other guys.
Verse 4:
Here’s the D moral in the story from the D guy who knows;
………….…. (Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
A#m I fell in love and my A#m love still grows;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
G Ask any fool that G she ever knew, they’ll tell ya;
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey!)
A A-Keep away from-a A Runaround Sue!
Outro:
Yeah!…… stay away from this girl;
D (Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, A#m hey-hey)
Don’t you know what she’ll do now?
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, G hey-hey)
Woah……… oh-woh, oh-woh, oh-oh-Ohh!
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da……. A hey-hey)
(Fade to End):
Woah… Ohh! oh Ohh…….. woah-oh ^ oh-oh-oh………….. Oh……………….
…………..…………….. D (Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, A#m hey-hey)
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, G Oh……………………..
(Hey-hey, bom-da-lay, da-lay-da, hey-hey)
Keep away from that A girl ah……………
Don’t you know what she’ll G do now?
