A los 15 años, Joan formó The Runaways con otras tres rapadas, Sandy West, Lita Ford y Cherie Currie. Joan cantaba, tocaba la guitarra rítmica y escribía mucho material de la banda. La banda grabó cinco LPs y giró por todo el mundo entero junto con Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Tom Petty y The Heartbreakers. Tuvieron especialmente éxito en Japón.
Mientras que The Runaways eran muy populares en Europa, Japón, Australia, Canadá y en Sudamérica, ellas no tuvieron el mismo éxito en Estados Unidos.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
VERSE: sl. sl. sl. sl. ED / EED / E I want drugs, I want booze ED I want to mess with anything that I can use sl. sl. sl. sl. ED / EED / E I wanna spend a ton of cash ED I want a fancy car that I can crash!
CHORUS: EBBbA GG* But, I want you like I never wanted anything else before EBBbAGG* I want you like I never wanted anything else before
VERSE: sl. sl. sl. sl. ED / EED / E I want control, I love to fight ED With anyone that bugs me, and I got the right sl. sl. sl. sl. ED / EED / E Hear me now, I wanna be clear ED Ever since I met you, I want you here
CHORUS: EBBbA GG* 'Cause I want you like I never wanted anything else before EBBbAGG* I want you like I never wanted anything else before
BREAK: E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you
CHORUS: EBBbAGG* I want you like I never wanted anything else before EBBbAGG* I want you like I never wanted anything else before
BREAK: E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you E* E* E* E* E* E* I want you, I want you
CHORUS: EBBbA GG* But, I want you like I never wanted anything else before EBBbAGG* I want you like I never wanted anything else before
OUTRO: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
---------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: ALL chords are played as Barre Chords except at the BREAK. Here play the E chord as a regular E chord as indicated. When played use Downstrokes on the first two and an Upstroke on the third. D D U
E* D D U E -----------------| B -----------------| G -1-1-1-----------| D -2-2-2-----------| A -2-2-2-----------| E -0-0-0-----------|
NOTE 2: The G chord is played as a Barre Chord at the 3rd fret except at G* where it is then played at the 12th fret.