Band On The Run - Wings
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Band On The Run - Paul Mcartny and Wings
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Tabbed by: Zeroisgreatman
Email: Benzero@verizon.net
Tuning: (Standard E) EADGBe

[Intro] [w/Little Overdrive, Some Reverb, and a bit of tembolo]
e|-5/7-7\5-5/7-7\5--\2~----5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-9\5-5-7~-----3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-14-12-12-10~--10-12-15~-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|(x2)
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

[Verse] After he says "Stuck inside these four walls"...
e|-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

"Sent inside forever"
e|-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

[Bridge] "If I ever get out of here..."
e|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------|
G|-----5-5-5-5-4-4------------7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-| |-5-5-5-4-4-4-----|
D|-----------------7-7-7----------------------|(x2 then)|-------------7-7-|
A|---0--------------------3-5-----------------| |-----------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------| |-----------------|

[This next part is a wierd fill, it pretty much signifies and starts the next half of the
song.]

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------7-7-5-|
A|---------2-3-5-5-3-|
E|-0-1-3-5-----------|

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----------5~-|
A|-----3-----3~-|
E|-3-5---3-5----|

[Chorus] [w/Some Overdrive, tembolo, a bit of reverb, and a little delay]
"Band on the run..."
e|-/8-8-8-8-5-3-0-3~-|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|-/8-8-5-3-0-3-3-3-5-3~--5-5-3-0-1-3-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

[2nd Verse] (After he talks about the undertaker)
e|-0/12\0-|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

[Now the whole second part of the song features chords played on a 12 string aucostic
guitar that plays along with the lead, though you can still play it on a six string.

The chord progression, and chords are fairly simple]

Guitar 2: Chord Diagram.
C Em Am G F Fmaj7 Cmaj7
e|----0---0---3--1--------0------1-----|
B|-1--0---0---3--1--------1------1-----|
G|-0--0---2---0--2--------2------1-----|
D|-2--2---2---0--3--------3------2-----|
A|-3--2---0---2--3---------------3-----|
E|----0-------3--1---------------------|

[Verse]

C Fmaj7 C
Well the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun.
Fmaj7 Em
And the first one said to the second one there, "I hope you're having fun"


[Chorus]

G C Em C Am F C
Band on the run. Band on the run. And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
were searching everyone for the band on the run, band on the run,
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
Band on the run, Band on the run.


[Chorus]

Am Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Well the county judge, who held a grudge, Will search forever more
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
for the band on the run, band on the run, band on the run
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
, band on the run.

Em G C


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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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And that's the whole song for you. Special thanks to whoever chorded it out
Originally. Any Suggestions, comments, corrections are welcome.
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Wings
Band On The Run (5:46)

E|--10h12-10-------------2---2-2-------------------------10h12-10-------|
B|------------10h12-10---2---2-2---10h12-10h12-10h12-10-----------12----|
G|-----------------------2---2-2----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0---0-0----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------10h12-10-----------2---2-2-----------------------|
B|--10h12-10h12-10h12-10-----------10h12-10---2---2-2---1012-1012-1012-10---|
G|--------------------------------------------2---2-2-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------0---0-0-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--10h12-10---------------------------15-14-12-10--10-11--/15---|
B|----------12--10h12-10h12-10h12-10---15-14-12-10--10-11--/15---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--15-14-12-10--10-11--/15--14h15-14---|
B|--15-14-12-10--10-11--/15-------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Dmaj7 D*
Stuck inside these four walls,
G6 G
Sent inside forever,
Dmaj7 D*
Never seeing no one
G6 G
Nice again
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Like you Mama you Mama you.

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-5-5--4-4--2-2~---7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4--4--5-5-5--4-4-4-2-2~--------|
D|----------------------0----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0-3---|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-5-5--4-4--2-2~---7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4--4--5-5-5--4-4-4-2-2~--------|
D|----------------------0----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------0-3---|

Am
If I ever get out of here,
D D6
Thought of giving it all away
Am
To a registered charity.
D D6
All I need is a pint a day
Am
If I ever get out of here.
Am
If I ever get out of here.

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------7--7-7--5~--------------------7--7-7--5~--|
D|-----------------5--7--7-7--5~-----------------5--7--7-7--5~--|
A|--------3--5--7-----5--5-5--3~--------3--5--7-----5--5-5--3~--|
E|---3--5--------------------------3--5-------------------------|

E|----------------0--0--0--0---1--1--1--1---0--0--0--0---1--1--1--1---|
B|----------------1--1--1--1---1--1--1--1---1--1--1--1---1--1--1--1---|
G|----------------0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---|
D|----------------2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2---|
A|--------3-------3--3--3--3----------------3--3--3--3----------------|
E|---3--5----3--5-----------------------------------------------------|

C Fmaj7
Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
C
As we fell into the sun,
C Fmaj7
And the first one said to the second one there
Em
I hope you're having fun.
G C Em C Am
Band on the run, band on the run.
Fmaj7 C
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Were searching every one
[N.C.] C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
For the band on the run, band on the run
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
band on the run, band on the run


C Fmaj7
Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh
C
Seeing no one else had come,
C Fmaj7
And a bell was ringing in the village square
Em
For the rabbits on the run.

G C Em C Am
Band on the run, band on the run.
Fmaj7 C
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Were searching every one
[N.C.] C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
For the band on the run, band on the run

Em G C C Em Am G G G G Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[N.C.] C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
For the band on the run, band on the run

C Fmaj7
Well, the night was falling as the desert world
C
Began to settle down.
C Fmaj7
In the town they're searching for us every where
Em
But we never will be found.

G C Em C Am
Band on the run, band on the run.
Fmaj7 C
And the county judge who held a grudge
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Will search for ever more

[N.C.] C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
For the band on the run, band on the run
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7
band on the run, band on the run

Em G C


CHORDS:
Am x02210
C x32010
D xx0232
Dmaj7 xx0222
D* xx0220 <-- Don't know the name for this chord
D6 xx0202
G 320003
G6 320000
Gmaj7 320002
Fmaj7 xx3210
Em 022000



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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
Band On The Run
Wings
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Ballad
  • Blues Rock
  • Pop Rock
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