Dm            Am       Dm           Am
Been running for a while, since I was a child
   Dm             Am      G      C
Trying to find a place, just to hide
  Dm           Am       Dm           Am
Keep myself in line, day turns into night
    Dm            Am      G         C
I needed my own space, I don't know why

[Chorus]
G              F                    G
 I had to get away from you to get close to you
Em          Am   G       F
Had to be alone, run a dirty mile or two
    G                Em               Am
Yeah I had to do, a few things on my own
G           F   C        E                  Am
Time won't wait, but it doesn't mean the end
G              F                   G              C
I had to get away from you to get close to you again

[Verse]
      Dm            Am      Dm       Am
Been running for a while, me, myself and I
   Dm          Am      G      C
Didn't mean to cut, all those ties
  Dm           Am           Dm               Am
I couldn't understand, that love was in my hands
    Dm            Am      G         C
Right there at my feet, before my eyes

[Chorus]
G              F                    G
 I had to get away from you to get close to you
Em7         Am   G       F
Had to be alone, run a dirty mile or two
    G                Em7              Am
Yeah I had to do, a few things on my own
G           F   C        E7                 Am
Time won't wait, but it doesn't mean the end
G              F                   G              C
I had to get away from you to get close to you again

[Bridge]
F              C   A#                 F
 Always on my mind, though i tried to keep on smiling
C                      E7
 You're hard to leave behind

[Chorus]
G              F                    G
 I had to get away from you to get close to you
Em7         Am   G       F
Had to be alone, run a dirty mile or two
    G                Em7              Am
Yeah I had to do, a few things on my own
G           F   C        E7                 Am
Time won't wait, but it doesn't mean the end
G              F                   G              C
I had to get away from you to get close to you again