# Runaways – The Killers: piano chords

Runaways by The Killers uses 6 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C G F C G
- Verse 1: C G F C G C G F C G F Am Dm G F Am
- Chorus 1: G F G Am F Am C F G Am F
- Verse 2: C G F C G C G F C G F Am Dm G F Am
- Chorus 2: G F G Am F Am C F G C G F C G C G F C G
- Verse 3: Em Am F C Am G F C G F C G C G F C G F
- Chorus 3: G F G Am F Am C F G C G F C G C G F C G
- Outro 1: C G F C G C G F C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Runaways by The Killers use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Runaways by The Killers in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Runaways to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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