Always On The Run - Lenny Kravitz
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
"Always on the run" by LENNY KRAVITZ
from the album "Mama Said"


The main riff (Em):
P P H
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----0-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|----2---0-------|0-----0---2-----|----2---0-------|0-0---------0^2-|
A|----------4-----|----------------|----------4-----|----4^0---------|
E|0-------------0-|0---------------|0-------------0-|0-------3^0-----|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


... while the second guitar is playing:
S
e|12----------------|----------------|----------------|--------11^12-12----|
B|12-x--x---x---x---|x---x-x-x-x-x---|x-x-x---x---x---|x---x-x-11^12-12----|
G|12-x--x---x---x---|x---x-x-x-x-x---|x-x-x---x---x---|x---x-x-11^12-12----|
D|---x--5---7---x---|x---x-5-x-x-x---|x-x-5---7---x---|x---x-x-------------|
A|--------------5---|7---------5-7---|------------5---|7-------------------|
E|------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
1 ' 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 ' 4

The x means: striking the strings while your index finger is muting the
strings on the 4th fret (to create a scratch effect). Play the melody with
your middle finger and little finger.


[The Song]

2x Riff [Em]
2x Riff with bass and second guitar

my mama said
that your life is a gift
and my mama said
there's much weight you will lift
and my mama said
leave those bad boys alone
and my mama said
be home before the dawn
and my mama said
you can be rich or poor
but my mama said
you can be big or small

[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run
[Em] always on the run


[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run

Riff (x2)

my mama said
that it's good to be fruitful
but my mama said
don't take more than a mouthful
and my mama said
that it's good to be natural
and my mama said
that it's good to be factual

[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run
[Em] always on the run


[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run

[Riff] (x2)


[Solo]

[A] [Em] [B] [Em]


[Riff]

my mama said
baby don't ride that crazy horse
and my mama said
you must push with much force
and my mama said
go get all that you're after
and my mama said
that love's all that mathers


[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run
[Em] always on the run
[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run


[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run
[Em] always on the run


[Choir]

[G] but I'm [A] always on the run

[Riff] (x2)

(ah, what's that mama ?
do you want...? right now ? hold on ! yeah!)

(x5) [Riff] (with brass)

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| x Dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Always On The Run
Words and music by: Lenny Kravitz and Slash
Album: Mama Said

Tabed by: Ørjan Olsen
Send feedback to orjano59@hotmail.com

Speed=85
Standard tunning

[Intro] (0:01)
Guitar 1. Slash
Fig 1a
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------5p0--------|---------------------------------|
A|----7--5p4----5---------------7-|----7--5p4----5---5-5p2-----0h2--|
E|-0----------0------0-------0----|-0----------0-----------3p0------|
*p.m............................................................

*Either do a very light p.m. by the bridge or playt with a "clean"
distort

Guitar 2. Lenny(0:12)
Fig 1b
e|-------------------------|------------------------11s12-12-12-|
B|-------------------------|------------------------11s12-12-12-|
G|-------------------------|------------------------10s11-11-11-|
D|--5--7----------5--x-----|-----5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7--x------5h7-|-x-x-------5--7--x--x---------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Watch you're muting here cause if you don't it's easy to lose ryhtm)

[Chorus]
Guitar 1 (0:57)
Fig 2a
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-5-5-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x------|Then play fig 1a, and so on
A|-5-5-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x------|
E|-3-3-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x------|

Guitar 2 (0:57)
Fig 2b
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-5-x-5--7-----------5--5-----|-----5--7--------------------|
A|----------5-x-7-x-7------5h7-|-x-x-------5--7--x-x-5h7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-x-x-5--7-----------5--5-----|
A|----------5-x-7-x-7------5h7-|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2 Chorus (cont'd)
Fig 2c
e|----------------------------|------------------------11s12-12-12-|
B|----------------------------|------------------------11s12-12-12-|
G|----------------------------|---4--------------------10s11-11-11-|
D|-----5--7---------5---x-----|-5---5---7--------------------------|
A|-x-x------5--7--x-------5h7-|------------5--7-x-x----------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|

[Solo] (Slash)
(2:00)
A7
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------5----5/-|
G|-----------------------5p0--7-|-7(9)--5---7p5--5------5-5---/9----|
D|--------------5p0-7p5---------|---------------7---5h7-------------|
A|---4p0-5p0-7------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-5----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E7#9
e|--------12-------------------------------------|
B|-15(17)----12--14(15)12-------12---------------|
G|------------------------15-14----14(15)(14)p12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12--15p12---12-------12--------------------------------------|
G|-14(16)-----------14---14(15)---14(15)(14)p12-----14----12(14(12)----|
D|-----------------------------------------------14----14-----------14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B7
e|------------------------7-----------------------7--------|
B|-10(12)-10(12)---10(12)---10p7---------------------10s12-|
G|-------------------------------9(11)(9)p7-9p7h8----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0--12(14)-12-11-12-11-12-12(14)--------12----|
B|-------------------------------------12----12-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E7#9
e|-15--(16)p12---------15---(16)--------15---(16)p12--------15--------12-|
B|--------------15p12-------------15-12---------------15p12---------12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
B|--14(15)(14)p12---12h15p12----12----------15p12----------------------------------------|
G|----------------15---------15----14(16)--------14(16)(14)p12--12-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------14--14p12------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------12(14)12-12-10---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|

E7#9
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------12/-|
D|-------12/-|
A|-7---------|
E|----11-----|

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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up

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Song info
Always On The Run
Lenny Kravitz
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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