BEATLES - "run for your life" Tablature

Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 04:42:29 -0600
From: cts@mail.utexas.EDU (chris)
Subject: Run For Your Life by The Beatles

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
|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2
|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
|------------|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
|------------|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

An acoustic guitar plays straight chords and accompanies the vocals:

[verse 1]
D
Well I'd rather...
Bm
Than to be with ...
D
You better keep ...
Bm
Or you won't ...

[chorus] E
You better run ...
Bm E
Hide your head ...
Bm G
Catch you with ...
F# Bm D
That's the end ...


e. guitar 1
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|


[verse2]
D
Well you know that ...
Bm
And I was born with ...
D
And I can spend ...
Bm
Tryin' just to make ...

[chorus]
E
You better run for ...
Bm E
Hide your head in ...
Bm G
Catch you ...
F# Bm D
That's the ...

[solo]

e. guitar 1
|---|----15|b(17)-b(17)15-13-15-13------|-------15|b(17)(17)-b(17)15-13-----|
|---|------|----------------------15-13-|15-15----|--------------------15-13|
|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|

e. guitar 2
|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
|-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10|
|-5-|/7--5-|--------------------------5-|/7-5-----|-----------------------10|
|-5-|/7--7-|--------------------------5-|/7-7-----|-----------------------10|
|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|
|---|------|----------------------------|---------|-------------------------|





e. guitar 1
|----------|-----12------------------|------------|----------------------|
|15--15--15|b(17)---b(17)15-13----13-|15---15-----|-----10---------------|
|----------|-------------------15----|----------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----|
|----------|-------------------------|------------|-------------------12-|
|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|

e. guitar 2
|----------|----- -------------------|------------|----------------------|
|/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-|
|/12--10---|-----------------------5-|/7----5-----|-------------------12-|
|/12--12---|-----------------------5-|/7----7-----|-------------------12-|
|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|------------|----------------------|





e. guitar 1
|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|--------|-----------------------|-----------|-----10---------------|-------|
|--------|-----------------------|---------12|b(14)---b(14)12-10----|-------|
|--------|----------12----12-----|12--12-----|-------------------12-|-------|
|--------|-----10/12----12----12-|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|

e. guitar 2
|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-|
|/14--12-|---------------------5-|/7---5-----|--------------------5-|/7---5-|
|/14--14-|---------------------5-|/7---7-----|--------------------5-|/7---7-|
|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|--------|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|







[verse 3]
D
Let this be ...
Bm
I mean every ...
D
Baby I'm ...
Bm
That I'd rather ...

[chorus]
E
You better run for ...
Bm E
Hide your head in ...
Bm G
Catch you ...
F# Bm D
That's the end ...

e. guitar 1
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|



[verse 4]
D
I'd rather see ....
Bm
Than to be with ...
D
You better keep ...
Bm
Or you won't ...


[chorus]
E
You better run for ...
Bm E
Hide your head in ...
Bm G
Catch you with ...
F# Bm D
That's the end ....


e. guitar 1
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------1---0-|------------|------1---0-|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|-2--------2-|------------|-2--------2-|-----------|
|-----------|-0----------|-----3--4---|-0----------|-----3--4---|-----------|
|---2--3--4-|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

e. guitar 2
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
|----------5|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5-----|----------5-|/7----5----|
|----------5|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7-----|----------5-|/7----7----|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|

(repeat and fade) No No No



transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu