Tom: C C/G e 0 b 1 g 0 d 2 a 3 e 3 C/G and you said you didn't care about distance G that being miles apart didn't make any difference C/G F i told you i was slow and you thought that it was fun C/G G C/G and i said: "well, i'd rather walk than run" and if one day i make it back to my homeland if people know the songs that i wrote for my band well, i'll buy new shoes for my daughter and a house for my mum but you know i'd rather walk than run and you told me not to take the long way home nightly you told me: "david, you shouldn't take it lightly you could get chased by some crook or even mocked by a bomb and i was like: "mum, i'd rather walk than run" and it is crazy to thing how mad i made you and it's weird to think how bad now i miss you like when you stood there awaiting for me in the early morning sun and i was like: "i'd rather walk than run" and now the aching in my heart amuse me and memories of you confuse me but if i have to rush to get you back, i will go alone and you know i'd rather walk than run