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*opening track of the 1973 album*
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βBAND ON THE RUNβ
(PAUL MCCARTNEY)
PART 1:
(Dmajor)
(reference notes: A A A A A F#)
(Dmaj7)
stuck inside these 4 wallsβ¦
(G)
sent inside forever
(Dmaj7)
never seeing no oneβ¦
(G)
nice againβ¦
(Dmaj7)
youβ¦
(Gm6)
mamaβ¦
(Dmaj7)
youβ¦
(Gm6)
mamaβ¦
(Dmaj7)
youβ¦
(Gm6)
mamaβ¦
PART 2:
(Aminor)
(reference notes: C C C C B B A A)
(Am Amsus2 Am)
if i ever get out of here
(D) (D6)
thought of giving it all away
to a registered charity
all i need is a pint a day
if i ever get out of here
(if we ever get out of here)
TRANSITION:
(riff: C D E G A C) (D D) (C)
(C Csus2 C C C6 C)
(barred 8th fret)
(D) (D) (C)
(x 2)
(C C6 C) (C C6)
(C) (Fmaj7) (C) (Cmaj7)
PART 3:
V1:
(reference notes: E E E)
(C) (Fmaj7)
rain exploded with a mighty crashβ¦
(Am) (Fmaj7)
as we fell into the sunβ¦
(C) (Fmaj7)
first one said to the second one thereβ¦
(Am) (Em)
hope youβre having funβ¦
(G) (C)
band on the run
(Em) (C) (Am)
band on the run
(F)
jailer man
(C)
sailor sam
(F) (Fmaj7)
searching everyoneβ¦
(C) (Fmaj7)
band on the run
(C) (Fmaj7)
band on the run
V2:
well the undertaker drew a heavy sigh
seeing no one else had come
and a bell was ringing in the village square
the rabbitβs on the run
band on the run
band on the run
and the jailer man
and sailor sam
were searching everyone
for the band on the run
band on the run
V3:
well the night was falling as the desert world
began to settle down
in the town theyβre searching for us everywhere
but we never will be found
band on the run
band on the run
and the county judge
who held a grudge
will search forever moreβ¦
for the band on the run
band on the run
(Em) (G) (C)
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“BAND ON THE RUN” (1973)
The title track is one of my favorite Macca songs of all time.
It is a 3-part suite
(I prefer the first two sections / the third section is very hard to sing right)
‘If we ever get out of here…’
(George Harrison’s catchphrase at Beatles business meetings)
[(Dmaj7) (G6)] x 2
[(Dmaj7) (Gm6)] x 2
[(Am) (D)] x 4
(riff: G A C D E G D D C G A C D E G D D C G A C G A C)
(C ) (Fmaj7) (C )
(C ) (Fmaj7) (Em)
(G) (C ) (Em) (Am) (F) (C ) (F)
(C ) (Fmaj7) (C )
(Em) (G) (C )
(Em) (C ) (Am)
(Fmaj7) (C ) (F) (G) (F)
(C ) (Fmaj7) (C )
(F) (Cmaj7) (F) (G) (Am)
(C ) (Fmaj7) (C )
(Em) (G) (C )
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