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
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
e. guitar 2
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
G|------------|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
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
e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
e. guitar 2
e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
G|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
[Verse 2]
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]
e. guitar 1
e|---|----15|b(17)-b(17)15-13-15-13------|-------15|b(17)(17)-b(17)15-13-----|
B|---|------|----------------------15-13-|15-15----|--------------------15-13|
G|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
D|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
A|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
E|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
e. guitar 2
e|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
B|-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10|
G|-5-|/7--5-|--------------------------5-|/7-5-----|-----------------------10|
D|-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10|
A|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
E|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
e. guitar 1
e|----------|-----12------------------|------------|----------------------|
B|15--15--15|b(17)---b(17)15-13----13-|15---15-----|-----10---------------|
G|----------|-------------------15----|----------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----|
D|----------|-------------------------|------------|-------------------12-|
A|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
e. guitar 2
e|----------|----- -------------------|------------|----------------------|
B|/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-|
G|/12--10---|-----------------------5-|/7----5-----|-------------------12-|
D|/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-|
A|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
e. guitar 1
e|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
B|--------|-----------------------|-----------|-----10---------------|-------|
G|--------|-----------------------|---------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----|-------|
D|--------|----------12----12-----|12--12-----|-------------------12-|-------|
A|--------|-----10/12----12----12-|-----------|----------------------|-------|
E|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
e. guitar 2
e|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
B|/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-|
G|/14--12-|---------------------5-|/7---5-----|--------------------5-|/7---5-|
D|/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-|
A|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
E|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
[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.
e. guitar 1
e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
e. guitar 2
e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
G|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
[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.
e. guitar 1
e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
G|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
D|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
A|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
e. guitar 2
e|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
G|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
D|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
(repeat and fade) No No No
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| b bend
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