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Run For Your Life by The Beatles

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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 MajorD
		Well I'd rather...
		    B minorBm
		Than to be with ...
	       D MajorD
		You better keep ...
	        B minorBm
		Or you won't ...

[chorus]	    	           E MajorE
		You better run ...
		 B minorBm          E MajorE
		Hide your head ...
		 B minorBm           G+G
		Catch you with ...
		 F#F#    B minorBm        D MajorD
		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----|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

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[verse2]
		     D MajorD
		Well you know that ...
		      B minorBm
		And I was born with ...
		  D MajorD
		And I can spend ...
		        B minorBm
		Tryin' just to make ...

[chorus]
		                   E MajorE
		You better run for ...
		 B minorBm          E MajorE
		Hide your head in ...
		 B minorBm           G+G
		Catch you ...
		 F#F#    B minorBm        D MajorD
		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 MajorD
		Let this be ...
            B minorBm
		I mean every ...
         D MajorD
		Baby I'm ...
             B minorBm
		That I'd rather ...

[chorus]
                           E MajorE
		You better run for ...
		 B minorBm          E MajorE
		Hide your head in ...
		 B minorBm           G+G
		Catch you ...
		 F#F#    B minorBm        D MajorD
		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 MajorD
		I'd rather see ....
		    B minorBm
		Than to be with ...
	       D MajorD
		You better keep ...
	        B minorBm
		Or you won't ...


[chorus]
                           E MajorE
		You better run for ...
		 B minorBm          E MajorE
		Hide your head in ...
		 B minorBm           G+G
		Catch you with ...
		 F#F#    B minorBm        D MajorD
		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
[email protected]

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