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You Better Run Tab by Pat Benatar

You Better Run tab by Pat Benatar

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Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----7-----9-----12-----------------------------------------------------| X4
A|--7-----5-----7-----10-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
   E         D       E          G      E      D     E       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------7-------9----------12-----9------7------9------12---------------|
A|-7---------5-------7----------10-----7------5------7------10---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Whatcha  tryin' to do to my  heart
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------7-------9----------12-----9------7------9------12---------------|
A|-7---------5-------7----------10-----7------5------7------10---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Whatcha  tryin' to do to my  heart

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------7--------9----------12------9-----7------9--------12------------|
A|-7---------5--------7----------10------7-----5------7--------10------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  You   go   around,  tellin'   lies, and now you wanna compromise

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------d--u--d--u--d--u--d--u--d-------------|u - upstroke
D|-9---------7--------9----------12----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------|d - downstroke
A|-7---------5--------7----------10----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Whatcha  tryin' to do to my  heart

Chorus:
               F#                   A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------9br~------------2-----16br~-------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better run       You better hide

              F#      A       B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
A|-------------4------2-------2----2--2--2-----------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better leave     by my side         yeah

Interlude:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9------7------9-----12----9----7----9----12----9----7-----9-----12-------|
A|--7------5------7-----10----7----5----7----10----7----5-----7-----10-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------d-u-d-------------d-u-d-------------------d-u-d----|
B|------------------------9-9-9~------------9-9-9~------------------9-9-9~---|
G|------------------------9-9-9~------------9-9-9~------------------9-9-9~---|u - upstroke
D|------------------------9-9-9~------------9-9-9~------------------9-9-9~---|d - downstroke
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
   E         D       E          G      E      D     E       G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------7-------9----------12-----9------7------9------12---------------|
A|-7---------5-------7----------10-----7------5------7------10---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Whatcha  tryin' to do  to my soul

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------5(h)----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------5(h)-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5(h)------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5(h)-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7(h)---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------7-------9----------12-----9------7------9------12---------------|
A|-7---------5-------7----------10-----7------5------7------10---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Whatcha  tryin' to do  to my soul

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------7--------9----------12------9-----7------9--------12------------|
A|-7---------5--------7----------10------7-----5------7--------10------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Well everything I had is yours, and now I'm closin' all the doors

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------d--u--d--u--d--u--d--u--d-------------|u - upstroke
D|-9---------7--------9----------12----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------|d - downstroke
A|-7---------5--------7----------10----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Whatcha  tryin' to do  to my soul

Chorus:
               F#                   A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3----9br~-----------2-----16br~-------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better run       You better hide

              F#      A       B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
A|-------------4------2-------2----2--2--2-----------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better leave     by my side        yeah

Interlude:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9---7-7-7---9-9-9---12-12-12-|--9-9-9---7-7-7---9-9-9---12-12-12------|
A|--7-7-7---5-5-5---7-7-7---10-10-10-|--7-7-7---5-5-5---7-7-7---10-10-10------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
    d u d   u d u   d u d    u  d  u

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9-9--7---9--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9-9--7---9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------9-9--7---9--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                     d u  d   d

    C#m                        E   C#m            E
e|---4------------------------------4----------------------------------------|
B|---5------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
G|---6-------------------------1----6-------------1--------------------------|
D|---6-------------------------2----6-------------2--------------------------|
A|---4-------------------------2----4-------------2--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     I love you, oh I love you so, can't you see, don't you know

    C#m                     E             F#            B
e|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6----------------------1---------------------------4---------------4----|
D|---6----------------------2-----------4---------------4---------------4----|
A|---4----------------------2-----------4-----------0---2------------0--2----|
E|-------------------------------0------2------------------------------------|
     I can't stand your alibis   Your tellin' lies, you drive me wild,

   B    B   B    B   B B  D

e|------------------------2--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----4---4---4---4--4--2--------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----4---4---4---4--4-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----2---2---2-- 2--2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    yeah

Solo:
     d    u     d          d   u   d    d  u  d      d  u  d   d   u
e|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---7(h)-7(h)-7(h)--|------17--17--17------------|--------------------------|
G|---7(h)-7(h)-7(h)--|----------------------------|--------------------------|X3
D|---7(h)-7(h)-7(h)--|----------------------------|----4--4--4----2---2------|
A|-------------------|--------------------14-14-14|--------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|

     d     u    d
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7(h)-7(h)-7(h)-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7(h)-7(h)-7(h)--------4\-------------------------------------------------|
D|--7(h)-7(h)-7(h)-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
no chords, bass/drums only, see riffs
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I said, what are ya tryin' a do to my head?

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------0--5--7--5---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------8--7b--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I said, what are ya tryin' a do to my head?

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Well, now I've gotta draw the line

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   'Cause you ain't gonna take my mind

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------7(h)-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   What are ya tryin' a do to my head?

Chorus:
               F#                   A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3----9br~-----------2-----16br~-------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better run       You better hide

              F#      A       B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
A|-------------4------2-------2----2--2--2-----------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better leave     by my side


               F#                   A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3----9br~-----------2-----16br~-------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------4-------------------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better run       You better hide

              F#      A
e|----------------------------2----2--2--2-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------2----2--2--2-----------------------------------|
G|-------------3------2-------6----6--6--6-----------------------------------|
D|-------------4------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
A|-------------4------2-------4----4--4--4-----------------------------------|
E|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
   You better leave     by my side

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9---7-7-7---9-9-9---12-12-12-|--9-9-9---7-7-7---9-9-9---12-12-12------| X8
A|--7-7-7---5-5-5---7-7-7---10-10-10-|--7-7-7---5-5-5---7-7-7---10-10-10------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
    Let me go, yeah    (spoken) I said go away, and leave me alone
I can't stand you no more

Second solo and outro:
Second guitar solo not tabbed.
guitar 1 is playing a version of;
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9---7-7-7---9-9-9---12-12-12-|--9-9-9---7-7-7---9-9-9---12-12-12------| X8
A|--7-7-7---5-5-5---7-7-7---10-10-10-|--7-7-7---5-5-5---7-7-7---10-10-10------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

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

Outro:
e|----------------------------|----12--12--12--12-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----12--12--12--12-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----9---9---9---9------------------------------|
D|--9--9-x-x--9--9-x-x--9--9--|----9---9---9---9------------------------------|
A|--7--7-x-x--7--7-x-x--7--7--|----9---9---9---9------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
    d  d d u  d  u  d u  d  d      d   d   d   d



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| ~  Vibrato
| \  Slide down
| b  Bend
| x  Dead note

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