Run For Your Life (Lennon/McCartney) The Beatles Rubber Soul (1965) Intro: The song opens with an acoustic guitar playing a D. Then two electric guitars enter: e. guitar 1 |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------| |------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------| |-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
e. guitar 2 |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----5----| |------------|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----| |------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| An acoustic guitar plays straight chords and accompanies the vocals: [verse 1] D Well I'd rather... Bm Than to be with ... D You better keep ... Bm Or you won't ... [chorus] E You better run ... Bm E Hide your head ... Bm G Catch you with ... F# Bm D That's the end ... e. guitar 1 |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------| |-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------| |---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| e. guitar 2 |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----| |----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----| |----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| [verse2] D Well you know that ... Bm And I was born with ... D And I can spend ... Bm Tryin' just to make ... [chorus] E You better run for ... Bm E Hide your head in ... Bm G Catch you ... F# Bm D That's the ... [solo] e. guitar 1 |---|----15|b(17)-b(17)15-13-15-13------|-------15|b(17)(17)-b(17)15-13-----| |---|------|----------------------15-13-|15-15----|--------------------15-13| |---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------| |---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------| |---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------| |---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------| e. guitar 2 |---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------| |-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10| |-5-|/7--5-|--------------------------5-|/7-5-----|-----------------------10| |-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10| |---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------| |---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------| e. guitar 1 |----------|-----12------------------|------------|----------------------| |15--15--15|b(17)---b(17)15-13----13-|15---15-----|-----10---------------| |----------|-------------------15----|----------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----| |----------|-------------------------|------------|-------------------12-| |----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------| |----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------| e. guitar 2 |----------|----- -------------------|------------|----------------------| |/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-| |/12--10---|-----------------------5-|/7----5-----|-------------------12-| |/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-| |----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------| |----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------| e. guitar 1 |--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------| |--------|-----------------------|-----------|-----10---------------|-------| |--------|-----------------------|---------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----|-------| |--------|----------12----12-----|12--12-----|-------------------12-|-------| |--------|-----10/12----12----12-|-----------|----------------------|-------| |--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------| e. guitar 2 |--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------| |/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-| |/14--12-|---------------------5-|/7---5-----|--------------------5-|/7---5-| |/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-| |--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------| |--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------| [verse 3] D Let this be ... Bm I mean every ... D Baby I'm ... Bm That I'd rather ... [chorus] E You better run for ... Bm E Hide your head in ... Bm G Catch you ... F# Bm D That's the end ... e. guitar 1 |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------| |-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------| |---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| e. guitar 2 |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----| |----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----| |----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| [verse 4] D I'd rather see .... Bm Than to be with ... D You better keep ... Bm Or you won't ... [chorus] E You better run for ... Bm E Hide your head in ... Bm G Catch you with ... F# Bm D That's the end .... e. guitar 1 |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------| |-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------| |---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| e. guitar 2 |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----| |----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----| |----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------| (repeat and fade) No No No transcribed by Chris Sears cts@mail.utexas.edu
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