Running Away
Hoobastank

I don't want you to give it all up
and leave your own life collecting dust
and I don't want you to feel sorry for me
you never gave us a chance to be

And I don't need you to be by my side
and tell me that everythings all right
I just wanted you to tell me the truth
You know I'd do that for you

So why are you running away?
Why are you running away?

I did enough to show you that I was willing to give and sacrafice
and I was the one who was lifting you up
when you thought your life had had enough
when I get close you turn away, nothing that I can do or say
so now I need you to tell me the truth
you know I would do that for you

So why are you running away?
Why are you running away?

Is it me? Is it you?
Nothing that
I can do
To make you change your mind

Is it me? Is it you?
Nothing that
I can do
Is it a waste of time?

So why are you running away?
Why are you running away?
(What is it I have to say?)
So why are you running away?
(To make you admit you're afraid)
Why are you running away?

Drop D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-E), capo on 3 (all frets relative to capo)
Riff A (intro, verse)
6/8:1     2     3     4     5     6      1     2     3     4     5     6      
e---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---10-10-10-7-----x--9--9--9--9-----x--|10-10-10-7-----x--9--9--9--9-----x--|
A---7--7--7--7-----x--7--7--7--7-----x--|7--7--7--7-----x--7--7--7--7--------|
D---7-----------------------------------|7-----------------------------------|
6/8:1     2     3     4     5     6      1     2     3     4     5     6      
e---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|------------------5--5--5--4--------|
D---5--5--5--7-----x--9--9--9--9-----x--|3--3--3--7-----x--3--3--3--3-----x--|
A---5--5--5--5-----x--5--5--5--5-----x--|3--3--3--3-----x--3--3--3--3--------|
D---5--------5--------5-----------------|3--------3--------3-----------------|
Variation A1 - first 2 measures same as Riff A, then:
6/8:1     2     3     4     5     6      1     2     3     4     5     6      
e---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|5-----------------------------------|
D---5--5--5--7-----x--9--9--9--9--------|3-----------------------------------|
A---5--5--5--5-----x--5--5--5--5--------|3-----------------------------------|
D---5--------5--------5-----------------|3-----------------------------------|

Variation A2 - first 3 measures same as Riff A, then:
6/8:1   2   3   4   5   6    
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-------------------x-x-x-x-|
D---3-3-3-7---------x-x-x-x-|
A---3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x-|
D---3-3-3-3---------x-x-x-x-|

Pattern 1
 A2    B2     C2    D2     F2           C2    G2
|1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |

Pattern 2 (end of song - chorus)
 A2    E2     C2    D2     F2           C2    G2
|1 2 3 4 5 7 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |1 2 3 4 5 6 |

Pattern 3
    A2             G2 A2                 A2             G2 A2
6/8:1     2     3     4     5     6     |1     2     3     4     5     6     |
pat:\  /  \  /     /  \                  \  /  \  /     /  \        /

    E2             D2 E2                E2             D2 E2
6/8:1     2     3     4     5     6     |1     2     3     4     5     6     |
pat:\  /  \  /     /  \     X  X  X  X   \  /  \  /     /  \        /

    A2             G2 A2                 A2             G2 A2
6/8:1     2     3     4     5     6     |1     2     3     4     5     6     |
pat:\  /  \  /     /  \                  \  /  \  /     /  \        /

    D2                                   F2                G2
6/8:1     2     3     4     5     6     |1     2     3     4     5     6     |
pat:\     \  /     /  \     \  /     /   \     \  /     /  \     \  /     /

Riff C ('is it me? is it you? nothing that...')
6/8:1   2   3   4   5   6    1   2   3   4   5   6    1   2   3   4   5   6    1   2   3   4   5   6
e---------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----|
B-----1-0---0-2---1-0---0-1-|--1-0---0-1---1-0---0-1-|----0---0-------0---0---|----0---0-------0---0---|
G---2-----------2-----------|2-----------2-----------|--0-------0---0-------0-|--0-------0---0-------0-|
D---------------------------|------------------------|2-----------2-----------|2-----------2-----------|
A---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

6/8:1   2   3   4   5   6    1   2   3   4   5   6    1   2   3   4   5   6    1   2   3   4   5   6
e-------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----|------0-----------0-----|
B---1-0---0-2---1-0---0-1-|--1-0---0-1---1-0---0-1-|----3---3-------3---3---|--1-0---0-1---1-0---0-1-|
G-2-----------2-----------|2-----------2-----------|--2-------2---2-------2-|------------2-----------|
D-------------------------|------------------------|0-----------0-----------|3-----------------------|
A-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Legend:
power chords used in chord patterns
    A2 [or] A2    B2   C2 [or] C2   G2    F2    D2
e-|-------------|-----|------------|-----|-----|-----|
B-|-------------|-----|------------|-----|-----|-----|
G-|----------2--|-----|---------5--|-----|-----|-----|
D-|--7-------2--|--9--|-10------5--|--5--|--3--|--0--|
A-|--7-------0--|--9--|-10------3--|--5--|--3--|--0--|
D-|--7----------|--9--|-10---------|--5--|--3--|--0--|

\ = downstroke
/ = upstroke