'Run For Your Life' by Beatles - Guitar Tutorial

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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
|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|------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 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
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------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 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
|---|----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 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
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------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 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
|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|------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
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Tags: beatlesque, british invasion, classic rock, merseybeat, psychedelic rock, rock
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