Beatles - Run For Your Life guitar tab

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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

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e. guitar 2

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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

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e. guitar 2

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[verse2]

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]

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e. guitar 2

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e. guitar 2

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e. guitar 2

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[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.

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e. guitar 2

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[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.

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(repeat and fade) No No No

transcribed by Chris Sears

cts@mail.utexas.edu