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Run for Your Life

The Beatles
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

The song opens with an acoustic guitar playing a D. Then two electric guitars

enter:

e. guitar 1

e|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2

e|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
G|------------|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

An acoustic guitar plays straight chords and accompanies the vocals:

Verse 1

D

Well I'd rather see you dead little girl

Bm

Than to be with another man

D

You better keep your head little girl

Bm

Or you won't know where I am

[Chorus] E

You better run for your life if you can little girl

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand little girl

Bm G

Catch you with another man

F# Bm D

That's the end little girl.

e. guitar 1

e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2

e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
G|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

Verse 2

D

Well you know that I'm a wicked guy

Bm

And I was born with a jealous mind

D

And I can spend my whole life

Bm

Tryin' just to make you tow the line.

Chorus

E

You better run for your life if you can little girl

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand little girl

Bm G

Catch you with another man

F# Bm D

That's the end little girl.

Solo

e. guitar 1

e|---|----15|b(17)-b(17)15-13-15-13------|-------15|b(17)(17)-b(17)15-13-----|
B|---|------|----------------------15-13-|15-15----|--------------------15-13|
G|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
D|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
A|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
E|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|

e. guitar 2

e|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
B|-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10|
G|-5-|/7--5-|--------------------------5-|/7-5-----|-----------------------10|
D|-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10|
A|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
E|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|

e. guitar 1

e|----------|-----12------------------|------------|----------------------|
B|15--15--15|b(17)---b(17)15-13----13-|15---15-----|-----10---------------|
G|----------|-------------------15----|----------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----|
D|----------|-------------------------|------------|-------------------12-|
A|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|

e. guitar 2

e|----------|----- -------------------|------------|----------------------|
B|/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-|
G|/12--10---|-----------------------5-|/7----5-----|-------------------12-|
D|/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-|
A|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|

e. guitar 1

e|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
B|--------|-----------------------|-----------|-----10---------------|-------|
G|--------|-----------------------|---------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----|-------|
D|--------|----------12----12-----|12--12-----|-------------------12-|-------|
A|--------|-----10/12----12----12-|-----------|----------------------|-------|
E|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|

e. guitar 2

e|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
B|/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-|
G|/14--12-|---------------------5-|/7---5-----|--------------------5-|/7---5-|
D|/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-|
A|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
E|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|

Verse 3

D

Let this be a sermon

Bm

I mean every thing I said

D

Baby I'm determined

Bm

That I'd rather see you dead

Chorus

E

You better run for your life if you can little girl

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand little girl

Bm G

Catch you with another man

F# Bm D

That's the end little girl.

e. guitar 1

e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2

e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
G|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

Verse 4

D

I'd rather see you dead little girl

Bm

Than to be with another man

D

You better keep your head little girl

Bm

Or you won't know where I am

Chorus

E

You better run for your life if you can little girl

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand little girl

Bm G

Catch you with another man

F# Bm D

That's the end little girl.

e. guitar 1

e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2

e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
G|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

(repeat and fade) No No No

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| / Slide up

| b bend

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