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Run Devil Run by Paul McCartney

Run Devil Run tab by Paul McCartney

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  PAUL McCARTNEY - RUN DEVIL RUN (P McCartney) From RUN DEVIL
           RUN album. Released on October 5th, 1999.

  -----------------------------------------------------------

  Tabbed by:PJVillanueva

  I just couldn't resist tabbing also the piano solo, though
  anyone can see that the high pitch and some of the figures
  you can play on a piano can't possibly be played on a guitar
  so easily, but I just felt like doing it because this solo
  reminded me of the tasty piano parts Billy Preston played on
  Get Back.
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

  Run devil run, the angels having fun
  Making winners out of sinners better leave before it's done
  When he gets through, he'll be coming after you
  Listen what I'm saying to you Run ... Run Devil Run

  By a swamp in Alabama in the cold in the damp
  Sittin reading by the light of a kerosene lamp
  Lives a holly roller with a mission on her mind
  Got to spread the word to anybody she can find
  You can hear her screaming any time in night or day
  This is what she says to keep the demons away

  Run devil run, the angels having fun
  Making winners out of sinners better leave before it's done
  When he gets through, he'll be coming after you,
  Listen what I'm saying to you Run ... Run Devil Run

  Her brother and her sister said that she brought them down
  Steppin on the bus that was heading to town
  There they started drinking, they got into a fight
  The sheriff introduced them to the jailhouse for a night
  When the holy roller came to town to pay the bail
  This is what she sang as she was leaving the jail

  Run devil run, the angels having fun
  Making winners out of sinners better leave before it's done
  When he gets through, he'll be coming after you,
  Listen what I'm saying to you Run . . . Run Devil Run

            SOLO

  Well from the middle of the summer they were back in the shack
  Picking cotton for a livin keep 'em on the right track
  Visiting the neighbours trying to spread the good news
  Singing gospel music with a hint of the blues
  All of them determined to deliver the goods
  Now you hear the music comin out on the woods

  Run devil run, the angels having fun
  Making winners out of sinners better leave before it's done
  When he gets through, he'll be coming after you,
  Listen what I'm saying to you Run ... Run Devil Run

  Ah you'd better Run ... Run Devil Run
  You better Run ... Run Devil Run

 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Run   devil  run,    the angels having fun   Making

                          (Slide guitar)
                          E
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|----------------9-------------|
 G|-------------------------------|----------------9-------------|
 D|-------------------------------|----------------9-------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  winners out   sinners better leave    it's
        of           before   done

  00:05
  B
 e|7---7-- 7------ 7------ 7---7--|7------ 7------ 7---7-- 7---0--|
 B|7---7---7-------7-------7---7--|7-------7-------7---7---7---0--|
 G|8---8---8-------8-------8---8--|8-------8-------8---8---8---0--|
 D|9---9---9-------9-------9---9--|9-------9-------9---9---9------|
 A|9---9---9-------9-------9---9--|9-------9-------9---9---9------|
 E|7---7---7-------7-------7---7--|7-------7-------7---7---7------|
  When  gets  through he'll  coming after  you
    he           be
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  E                A        G
 e|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|5------ ------- 3------ -------|
 B|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|5---------------3--------------|
 G|1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|6---------------4--------------|
 D|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|7---------------5--------------|
 A|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|7---------------5--------------|
 E|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|5---------------3--------------|
  Listen what  saying to you Run ...
        I'm
  (.
  A              E
 e|0------ ------- ------- ----0--|
 B|2---------------------------0--|
 G|2---------------------------1--|
 D|2---------------------------2--|
 A|0---------------------------2--|
 E|0---------------------------0--|
          Run   Devil
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|

 e|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|0---0-- 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|
 B|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|0---0---0-------0---0---0---0--|
 G|1-------1-------1---1---1---1--|1---1---1-------1---1---1---1--|
 D|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|2---2---2-------2---2---2---2--|
 A|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|2---2---2-------2---2---2---2--|
 E|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|0---0---0-------0---0---0---0--|
  Run                           By a
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9-------9----------12-------9--|--------9----------12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7-------7----------10-------7--|--------7----------10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  00:15

 e|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|------- 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|
 B|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|--------0-------0---0---0---0--|
 G|1-------1-------1---1---1---1--|--------1-------1---1---1---1--|
 D|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|--------2-------2---2---2---2--|
 A|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|--------2-------2---2---2---2--|
 E|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|--------0-------0---0---0---0--|
  swamp  Alabama     in the cold  in the damp  Sittin'
    in
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|--------9-------9--12-------9--|--------9-------9--12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|--------7-------7--10-------7--|--------7-------7--10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


 e|----0-- 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
 B|0---0---0-------0---0---0---0--|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
 G|1---1---1-------1---1---1---1--|1-------1---1---1---1---1---0--|
 D|2---2---2-------2---2---2---2--|2-------2---2---2---2---2------|
 A|2---2---2-------2---2---2---2--|2-------2---2---2---2---2------|
 E|0---0---0-------0---0---0---0--|0-------0---0---0---0---0------|
  reading by the light  of a  kerosene    lamp
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|----9-----------9--12-------9--|--------9-------9--12----------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|----7-----------7--10-------7--|--------7-------7--10----------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  00:21
  A
 e|5------ 5------ 5---5-- 5---5--|5------ 5------ 5---5-- 5---5--|
 B|5-------5-------5---5---5---5--|5-------5-------5---5---5---5--|
 G|6-------6-------6---6---6---6--|6-------6-------6---6---6---6--|
 D|7-------7-------7---7---7---7--|7-------7-------7---7---7---7--|
 A|7-------7-------7---7---7---7--|7-------7-------7---7---7---7--|
 E|5-------5-------5---5---5---5--|5-------5-------5---5---5---5--|
  Lives  holly  roller with  mission on her mind
    a            a
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9-------9-------9--12-------9--|--------9-------9--12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7-------7-------7--10-------7--|--------7-------7--10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  E
 e|0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|------- 0---0-- 0---0-- 0------|
 B|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------0---0---0---0---0------|
 G|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|--------1---1---1---1---1------|
 D|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|--------2---2---2---2---2------|
 A|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|--------2---2---2---2---2------|
 E|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------0---0---0---0---0------|
  Got to spread word  anybody     she can find
        the   to
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9-------9-------9--12-------9--|--------9-------9--12----------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7-------7-------7--10-------7--|--------7-------7--10----------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  B                              E
 e|7------ 7------ 7---7-- ----7--|7------ 7------ 7---7-- ----0--|
 B|7-------7-------7---7-------7--|7-------7-------7---7-------0--|
 G|8-------8-------8---8-------8--|8-------8-------8---8-------1--|
 D|9-------9-------9---9-------9--|9-------9-------9---9-------2--|
 A|9-------9-------9---9-------9--|9-------9-------9---9-------2--|
 E|7-------7-------7---7-------7--|7-------7-------7---7-------0--|
  You can hear  screaming    time  night  day
        her     any     in   or
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B12------12-------x--12-------x--12------12-------x--12---------|
 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|9-------9-------x---9-------x--|9-------9-------x---9---------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


 e|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|0------ 0------ 0---0-- ----0--|
 B|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|0-------0-------0---0-------0--|
 G|1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|1-------1-------1---1-------1--|
 D|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|2-------2-------2---2-------2--|
 A|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|2-------2-------2---2-------2--|
 E|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|0-------0-------0---0-------0--|
  This  what  says to keep  demons away        Run
    is   she       the
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9-------9---7---9---7---9---7--|9-------9---7---9--12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7-------7-------7-------7------|7-------7-------7--10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  *


  00:32

 e|------- 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|----0-- 0------ 0---0-- ----0--|
 B|--------0-------0---0---0---0--|----0---0-------0---0-------0--|
 G|--------1-------1---1---1---1--|----1---1-------1---1-------1--|
 D|--------2-------2---2---2---2--|----2---2-------2---2-------2--|
 A|--------2-------2---2---2---2--|----2---2-------2---2-------2--|
 E|--------0-------0---0---0---0--|----0---0-------0---0-------0--|
      devil  run,    the angels having fun   Making
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|--------9-------9---9---9---7-/|9-------9---7---9--12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|--------7-------7---7---7---5-/|7-------7-------7--10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                                B
 e|------- 0------ 0---0-- ----0--|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- ----7--|
 B|--------0-------0---0-------0--|0-------0---0---0---0-------7--|
 G|--------1-------1---1-------1--|1-------1---1---1---1-------1--|
 D|--------2-------2---2-------2--|2-------2---2---2---2-------2--|
 A|--------2-------2---2-------2--|2-------2---2---2---2-------2--|
 E|--------0-------0---0-------0--|0-------0---0---0---0-------0--|
  winners out of sinners better leave    it's
                    before   done
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|---------------------------12--|
 G|--------9-------9--12-------9--|--------9---7---9--12----------|
 D|-------------------------------|----------------------------9--|
 A|--------7-------7--10-------7--|--------7-------7--10----------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                                E
 e|----7-- 7------ x---7-- ----x--|7------ 7------ 7---7-- ----0--|
 B|----7---7-------x---7-------x--|7-------7-------7---7-------0--|
 G|----8---8-------x---8-------x--|8-------8-------8---8-------1--|
 D|----9---9-------x---9-------x--|9-------9-------9---9-------2--|
 A|----9---9-------x---9-------x--|9-------9-------9---9-------2--|
 E|----7---7-------x---7-------x--|7-------7-------7---7-------0--|
  When  gets  through he'll  coming after  you
    he           be
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|---12--12-------x--12-------x--12------12-------x--12---------|
 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|----9---9-------x---9-------x--|9-------9-------x---9---------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                  A        G
 e|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0------|5------ ------- 3------ -------|
 B|0-------0-------0---0---0------|5---------------3--------------|
 G|1-------1-------1---1---1------|6---------------4--------------|
 D|2-------2-------2---2---2------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|2-------2-------2---2---2------|7---------------5--------------|
 E|0-------0-------0---0---0------|5---------------3--------------|
  Listen what  saying to you Run ...
        I'm
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------10---------------8--------------|
 G|9-------9---7---9--12----------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|7-------7-------7--10----------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  (.
  A
 e|0------ ------- ------- -------|
 B|2------------------------------|
 G|2------------------------------|
 D|2------------------------------|
 A|0------------------------------|
 E|0------------------------------|
          Run   Devil
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|9------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|7------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|

  E
 e|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|----0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- ----0--|
 B|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|----0---0---0---0---0-------0--|
 G|1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|----1---1---1---1---1-------1--|
 D|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
 A|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2---2-------2--|
 E|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|----0---0---0---0---0-------0--|
  Run                             Her
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|--------9---7---9--12-------9--|--------9-------x--12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|--------7-------7--10-------7--|--------7-------x--10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  00:47
  brother and her sister said that she brought them down
  Steppin on the bus that was heading to town
  There they started drinking, they got into a fight
  The sheriff introduced them to the jailhouse for a night
  When the holy roller came to town to pay the bail
  This is what she sang as she was leaving the jail. Run

  01:03
    devil run, the angels having fun
  Making winners out of sinners better leave before it's done
  When he gets through, he'll be coming after you,
  Listen what I'm saying to you Run ... Run Devil Run


  SOLO
  01:18

 e10--10- 10--10- 10--10- 10--10--10--10--10--10--10--0--- ----3--|
 B12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--0--------0--|
 G/-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 e|----0-- 0---3-- 0---0-- 3---0--|0---3-- 0---0-- 3---0-- 0------|
 B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 e|3---0-- ------- 0------ 0---0--|0------ 0------ 0---0-- ----x--|
 B|--------3B5---------3B5--------|0-------0-------0---0-------x--|
 G|-------------------------------|0-------0-------0---0-------x--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 e|x-x-x-x 7---x-x x-x-7-- x-x-x-x|7---x-x 7---x-x x-x-7-x 7---7--|
 B|x-x-x-x10---x-x x-x10---x-x-x-x10---x-x10---x-x-x-x10-x10--10--|
 G|x-x-x-x-8---x-x x-x-8---x-x-x-x|8---x-x-8---x-x-x-x-8-x-8---8--|
 D|x-x-x-x-7---x-x x-x-7---x-x-x-x|7---x-x-7---x-x-x-x-7-x-7---7--|
 A|x-x-x-x-9---x-x x-x-9---x-x-x-x|9---x-x-9---x-x-x-x-9-x-9---9--|
 E|x-x-x-x-7---x-x x-x-7---x-x-x-x|7---x-x-7---x-x-x-x-7-x-7---7--|

 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ----12- 12--12-|
 B|-------------------------------|--------------------12--12--12-|
 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  PIANO SOLO
  01:29
 e|12--12- 12--12- 12--12- 12--12-|121212- 121212- 121212- 121212-|
 B|11--12--12--12--11--12--12--12-|111212--111212--111212--111212-|
 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


                              (.. Right
 e|12--12- 12----- 7------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|11--12--12--12---8-------------|5---5-----------5------T----T--|
 G|------------12----9-7---6---4--|4---4---6---4-----6-4/6-12-6-12|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  hand middle finger tapping ....)
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-T----T----T----T----T----T----|-------------------------------|
 G|6-12-6-12-6-12-6-12-6-12-6-12-6|12--12--12--11---9--9----------|
 D|-------------------------------|11--11--11------11------11-----|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  01:38
  B
 e|7------ ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|8------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|9------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|9------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Slide guitar
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B/4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G/4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D/4------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  (Pick scratches ...)
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                        Well  from  the

  01:43
  middle of the summer they were back in the shack
  Picking cotton for a livin keep 'em on the right track
  Visiting the neighbours trying to spread the good news
  Singing gospel music with a hint of the blues
  All of them determined to deliver the goods
  Now you hear the music comin out on the woods. Run

  02:00
    devil run, the angels having fun
  Making winners out of sinners better leave before it's done
  When he gets through, he'll be coming after you,


  02:08
  E                A        G
 e|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- 0------|5------ ------- 3------ -------|
 B|0-------0---0---0---0---0------|5---------------3--------------|
 G|1-------1---1---1---1---1------|6---------------4--------------|
 D|2-------2---2---2---2---2------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|2-------2---2---2---2---2------|7---------------5--------------|
 E|0-------0---0---0---0---0------|5---------------3--------------|
  Listen what  saying to you Run ...
        I'm
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------10---------------8--------------|
 G|9-------9---7---9--12----------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|7-------7-------7--10----------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  (.
  A                E
 e|0------ ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|
 B|2------------------------------|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|
 G|2------------------------------|1-------1-------1---1---1---1--|
 D|2------------------------------|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|
 A|0------------------------------|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|
 E|0------------------------------|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|
          Run   Devil  Run
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9------------------------------|-------------------12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7------------------------------|-------------------10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                  A        G
 e|------- 0------ 0------ 0------|5------ ------- 3------ -------|
 B|--------0-------0-------0------|5---------------3--------------|
 G|--------1-------1-------1------|6---------------4--------------|
 D|--------2-------2-------2------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|--------2-------2-------2------|7---------------5--------------|
 E|--------0-------0-------0------|5---------------3--------------|
        Ah you'd      run ...
            better
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------10---------------8--------------|
 G|--------9-------9--12----------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|--------7-------7--10----------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  (.
  A                E
 e|0------ ------- ------- -------|0------ 0---0-- 0---0-- 0---0--|
 B|2------------------------------|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
 G|2------------------------------|1-------1---1---1---1---1---1--|
 D|2------------------------------|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|
 A|0------------------------------|2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--|
 E|0------------------------------|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0--|
          Run   Devil  Run
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9------------------------------|--------9---7---9--12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7------------------------------|--------7-------7--10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                  A        G
 e|----0-- 0---0-- 0---0-- 0------|5------ ------- 3------ -------|
 B|----0---0---0---0---0---0------|5---------------3--------------|
 G|----1---1---1---1---1---1------|6---------------4--------------|
 D|----2---2---2---2---2---2------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|----2---2---2---2---2---2------|7---------------5--------------|
 E|----0---0---0---0---0---0------|5---------------3--------------|
          You'd      run ...
              better
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------10---------------8--------------|
 G|9-------9---7---9--12----------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|7---------------5--------------|
 A|7-------7-------7--10----------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  (.
  A                E
 e|0------ ------- ------- -------|0------ 0------ 0---0-- 0---0--|
 B|2------------------------------|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|
 G|2------------------------------|1-------1-------1---1---1---1--|
 D|2------------------------------|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|
 A|0------------------------------|2-------2-------2---2---2---2--|
 E|0------------------------------|0-------0-------0---0---0---0--|
          Run   Devil  Run
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9------------------------------|--------9---7---9--12-------9--|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7------------------------------|--------7-------7--10-------7--|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


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

 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|--------9---7---9--12-------9--|--------9---7---9--12----------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|--------7-------7--10-------7--|--------7-------7--10----------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


        (.

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

 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|9---7---7---9------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7---5---5---7------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

                 * * *

   For those who need a little help with the lead guitar part:

  To play the 2nd guitar riff at 00:29, the two measures preceding
  the first Chorus at 00:32 (the place is marked with an asterisk)
  and later on, you can use the following fingering:


        s small finger  G string (3rd), 9th fret
        m middle "    G string (3rd), 7th fret
        i index  "    A string (5th), 7th fret


  You can keep your small, middle & index fingers holding the same
  positions all the while, even when you jump the octave up from E
  to G. This way you can just release your small finger to produce
  the minor seventh (G string, 7th fret), which you hold with your
  middle finger, as shown below:

 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|7(m)9(s)-----------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|7(i)---------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  E                          G
 e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|9(s)----9(s)7(m)9(s)7(m)9(s)7--|9(s)----9(s)7(m)9(s)12(s)---9----|(s)
 D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|7(i)----7-------7-------7------|7-------7-------7---10(i)---7----|(i)
 E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  Don't forget to mute D string by touching it slightly with the
  underside of your index finger, which keeps holding the E note
  (Tonic). Your small finger holds the octave and releases to the
  minor 7th.


  As for the last two measures of the guitar solo, they are played
  using a sixteenth note, very quick, strumming, in which you mute
  the whole chord releasing the fretting hand pressure, though you
  keep slightly touching the strings, and just let ring, pressing
  your fingers on the fretboard, as shown:

 e|x-x-x-x 7---x-x x-x-7-- x-x-x-x|7---x-x 7---x-x x-x-7-x 7---7--|
 B|x-x-x-x10---x-x x-x10---x-x-x-x10---x-x10---x-x-x-x10-x10--10--|
 G|x-x-x-x-8---x-x x-x-8---x-x-x-x|8---x-x-8---x-x-x-x-8-x-8---8--|
 D|x-x-x-x-7---x-x x-x-7---x-x-x-x|7---x-x-7---x-x-x-x-7-x-7---7--|
 A|x-x-x-x-9---x-x x-x-9---x-x-x-x|9---x-x-9---x-x-x-x-9-x-9---9--|
 E|x-x-x-x-7---x-x x-x-7---x-x-x-x|7---x-x-7---x-x-x-x-7-x-7---7--|


 e|------- 7------ ----7-- -------|7------ 7------ ----7-- 7------|
 B|-------10----------10----------10------10----------10--10------|
 G|--------8-----------8----------|8-------8-----------8---8------|
 D|--------7-----------7----------|7-------7-----------7---7------|
 A|--------9-----------9----------|9-------9-----------9---9------|
 E|--------7-----------7----------|7-------7-----------7---7------|
  (This is where you must press your fingers to produce the chord).

  The rest is muted strumming. Try slowly at first to fully catch
  the idea & find out the best way to let your right hand (left for
  the left handed) strum at that speed. Here you'll use a mix of
  right arm & wrist, quick and bold, up & down movement at the right
  speed. It would be a good idea using a medium or soft pick. No one
  could deny the effect is a gas!. I suppose it was Mick Green who
  played that solo, because I think that, although David Gilmour is
  also a really great player, he's a little more flegmatic than him.
  It's obvious all those seniors were in a very good shape when they
  recorded that, weren't they?


    T Tap
    B Bend
    R Release
    / Slide up
     Slide down
    H Hammer-on
    P Pull-off
    ~ Vibrato
    + Harmonic
    x Mute note
    . Play note like a dot in standard notation
    ^ Ties two notes together
    (. Pause

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