The Runaway Fool of Love

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘The Runaway Fool of Love’ is on the RCA double live album  “The Phoenix Concerts” (1974), re-released as a single CD with two bonus tracks by Bear Family Records in 1990.  The song is also on “Bombs Away, Dream Babies” (Polygram, 1979), CD-release by Razor & Tie, 1994.  A somewhat less exuberant rendition.

Good, too, but I love the one from "Phoenix Concerts".  The RCA-single version from 1974 is on the excellent limited release compilation CD “Bite the Budgie”  (Bite My Foot Productions, 2000). 

They´re all played in the key of E, this is the live version from "Phoenix Concerts." 

I remember reading somewhere that John Stewart, when asked about the phrase “roll me like a glove”, said that he didn´t consider it to be his finest hour as a songwriter.  Still, “Move me – hold me – (then) roll me like a glove” and put me away in some cupboard drawer – makes sense to me.  Fine little song. Play it fast. Sing it with exuberance.

 

 

Key of E - Capo 2nd fret

 

(D) Mississippi boy,

(G)Learnin' how to (A)live on the (D)road.

Oh, I found me a woman

Who (G)got down (A)to my (D)soul.

 

Oh, I (Bm)never knew what I (G)had 'till I (A)lost you,

I (Bm)swear to the (A)stars a(Bm)bove,(A)

And you can (D)call (Bm)me

The (G)runaway (A)fool of (D)love.

 

Oh, I treated you bad,

I was (G)walkin' with my (A)head in the (D)clouds.

Now I'm feelin' so lonely,

(G)Livin' my (A)life in a (D)crowd.

 

Oh, I (Bm)never knew what I (G)had 'till I (A)lost you,

I (Bm)swear to the (A)stars a(Bm)bove,(A)

And you can (D)call (Bm)me

The (G)runaway (A)fool of (D)love

 

Oh you can (G)move me,

(F#m)Hold (Bm)me,

And (G)roll me (A)like a (Bm)glove,

(G)Oh, you can (D)call (Bm)me

The (G)runaway (A)fool of (D)love.

(G) (A) (D)  (G) (A) (D)

 

Oh, I (Bm)never knew what I had (G)'till I (A)lost you,

I (Bm)swear to the (A)stars a(Bm)bove,(A)

And you can (D)call (Bm)me

The (G)runaway (A)fool of (D)love.

 

And you can (G)move me,

(F#m)Hold (Bm)me,

And (G)roll me (A)like a (Bm)glove,

(G)Oh, you can (D)call (Bm)me

The (G)runaway (A)fool,

(D)Call (Bm)me the (G)runaway (A)fool,

(D)Call (Bm)me the (G)runaway (A)fool of (D)love.

 

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