The Swellers - Runaways Tab

Ok guys first off, I did not tab all of the fast double strums they play in between chords.
It would just make the tab really difficult.
So, you should probably just listen to the song for those.

Rhythm Guitar

Intro

d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
(lead guitar comes in)
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 (x2)
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Verse

“I don’t feel like myself anymore..”
d#
A#
F#
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x “I need to get our of this room today”
d#
A#
F# 7 7
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 5 5
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x “I know that I’ve been there before”
d#
A#
F#
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x “I’m going again, but this time; I’ll close my eyes so it’s all..”
d#
A#
F#
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
x x x x x x x “..new. When I’m there with you.”
d#
A#
F#
C# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
C# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Chorus

“(So give it) away..”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3
“(Riding the)line..”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3/5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3
“(Stay) awake..”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3
“(Waiting for) you..”
d#
A#
F# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5
C# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5
G# 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3
C#
“(To-)night”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 (x2)
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Verse

d#
A#
F#
C# 3
G#|-3-(let ring)-| C#|-3------------| Then you basically only hear bass, drums and lead guitar.. at 1.27 min, rhythm guitar comes back in: “We’ll find a place where no one knows our names”
d#
A#
F# 7 7
C# 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 8 8
G# 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 8 8
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 8 8
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x “And you’ll feel better I bet..”
d#
A#
F#
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
x x x x x x x “When I’m ahead I never lose”
d#
A#
F#
C# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8
G# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 (let ring) (short pause)
C# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8

Chorus

“(So give it) away”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3
“(Riding the) line..”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3/5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3
“(Stay) awake”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3
“(Waiting for) you, you to decide..”
d#
A#
F# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5
C# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5
G# 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3
C#

Bridge

lead guitar goes in first, then at 2.09 min. rhythm guitar comes back in: “Everything I see reminds me of you anyway”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 (5) 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (5) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 5
“It’s not the same unless you’re there”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
C# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 x 3 x 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 3 x 3 x 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
“My foot is on the gas..”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
C# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 (5) 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 (let ring)
G# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (5) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
C# 3 3 3 5

(lead guitar does a solo bit)

d#
A#
F# 3 5\ 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
C# 3 5\ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
G# 1 3\ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3\
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3\
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3\
Lead guitar

Intro

(rhythm guitar goes first, then lead comes in with the main riff:

d#
A# 10 8 10 8
F# 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 (10)/14 12
C# 10
G#
C#
d#
A# 10 8 10 8
F# 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 (10)/14 12 10\
C# 10
G#
C#

Verse

Comes in at 0.30 min: “I know that I’ve been there before”
d#
A#
F# 7 7
C# 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G# 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x “I’m going again, but this time..”
d#
A#
F# 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x x x x x x x x x x x
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
x x x x x x x “(So it’s all) new..”
d#
A# 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
F# x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
C# 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G#
C#

Chorus

“(So give it) away..”
d# 8
A# 8 10 8 8
F# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
C# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G#
C#
“(Riding the) line”
d#
A#
F# 10 10 10 10 10 \5 5 5 5 /10 \9 9 9/10 7 7 7 7
C# x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G# 8 8 8 8 8 \3 3 3 3 /8 \7 7 7/8 5 5 5 5
C#
“(Stay) awake”
d# 8
A# 8 10 8 8
F# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
C# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G#
C#
“(Waiting for) you..”
d#
A#
F#
C# 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10
G# 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10
C# 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10

Main riff:

d#
A# 10 8 10 8
F# 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 (10)/14 12
C# 10
G#
C#
d#
A# 10 8 10 8
F# 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 (10)/14 12 10
C# 10
G#
C#

Verse

Basically repeat the following octave chord until the rhythm guitar comes back in at 1.27 min; just up-and downstrokes following the beat) “Where we’re going we don’t feel the pain”
d#
A#
F# 10
C# x
G# 8
C#
(Also; I did not tab the double strokes in the upcoming octave chords; just listen to the song for those) “We’ll find a place where no one knows our name”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 10 9 10 12
C# 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x x x x
G# 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 7 8 10
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x “And you’ll feel better I bet”
d#
A#
F# 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x x x x x x x x x x x
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
C# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
x x x x x x x “(When I’m ahead I never) lose..”
d#
A# 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
F# x x x x x x x x x x x x x (short pause)
C# 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G#
C#

Chorus

“(So give it) away”
d# 8
A# 8 10 8 8
F# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
C# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G#
C#
“(Riding the) line”
d#
A#
F# 10 10 10 10 10 \5 5 5 5 /10 \9 9 9/10 7 7 7 7
C# x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G# 8 8 8 8 8 \3 3 3 3 /8 \7 7 7/8 5 5 5 5
C#
“(Stay) awake”
d# 8
A# 8 10 8 8
F# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
C# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G#
C#
“(Waiting for) you..”
d#
A#
F#
C# 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10
G# 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10
C# 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10

Bridge

d#
A#
F# 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10/12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12/14 14 14 14 14
C# x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G# 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 /10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10/12 12 12 12 12
C#
“Everything I see reminds me of you anyway”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 (5) 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (5) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 5
“It’s not the same unless you’re there”
d#
A# 10h11p10 10
F# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 10 12 12 10
C# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 x 8
G# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 x 8
C# 8 x 8
“My foot is on the gas..”
d#
A#
F# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C# 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 (5) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G# 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (5) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C# 3 3 3 5

Solo bit:

“(Waiting) for you, you to decide..”
d#
A#
F# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
C# 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
G# 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 1
C#
Then there’s the little ‘jam-session’ at the end:
d#
A# 8h10 8 8h10 8
F# 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 (10)/14 12
C# 10
G#
C#
d#
A# 8h10 8 8h10 8
F# 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 (10)/14 12 10\
C# 10
G#
C#
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | x (Palm-) mute note

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