Band On The Run (chromatic)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

BAND ON THE RUN
By: Paul McCartney
Key: D

 -3   -3  -3   -3    -3   -2* 
Stuck in-side these four walls
 -4  -4  -4  -4  -4  3
Sent in-side for-ev-er
 5* 5*  5*  5* 6   5*  -5 -4  7   -6* 7-6*6-5  
Nev-er see-ing no one nice a-gain like you
6  7 7-6*6-5 6  7 -6*7-6*7-6*
Ma-ma you,   ma-ma    you

8  8 8  -8 -8  -8  -7  -7
If I ev-er get out of here
  -5    -5 -5  -5  -5 -5 -4 -4
Thought of giv-ing it all a-way
4  4  4  -4  -4   -4  -3 -3
To a reg-is-tered cha-ri-ty
-5 -5  -5  -5 -5 -5 -4 -4
All I need is a pint a day
4  4 4  -4 -4  -4  -3  -3
If I ev-er get out of here
4  4  4  -4 -4  -4  -3  -3
If we ev-er get out of here

Key: C
 6     6   6   6    6  6    6  6   6   6   6
Well, the rain ex-plod-ed with a might-y crash
5  5   -7  -7 -7  5   6
As we fell in-to the sun
 6   6    6    6    6  6   6   6   6   6    6
And the first one said to the sec-ond one there
5   8     8     8   6  -77
I hope, you're hav-ing fun

  7  6  -5  5 3
Band on the run
  7  6   7  -7
Band on the run
 5   5   -7  -7 -7   5    7  7   6
And the jail-er man and Sail-or Sam
 5     -6    6  -5  5   6
Were search-ing ev-‘ry one

 3  -3   4   -5  5  6 5
For the band on the run
 5   -5  6  5 3 
band on the run
 5   -5  5  6 5
Band on the run
 5   -5  6  5 3
Band on the run

 6     6  6   6   6  6   6   6  6  6   6  
Well, the un-der-tak-er drew a hea-vy sigh
 5   5  -7 -7   -7   5   6 
See-ing no one else had come
 6  6  6    6    6   6  6   6   6   6      6
And a bell was ring-ing in the vil-lage square
 5   5   8   8   8   6  -77
For the rab-bits on the run

  7  6  -5  5 3
Band on the run
  7  6   7  -7
Band on the run
 5   5   -7  -7 -7   5    7  7   6
And the jail-er man and Sail-or Sam
 5     -6    6  -5  5   6
Were search-ing ev-‘ry one

 3  -3   4   -5  5  6 5
For the band on the run
 5   -5  6  5 3 
band on the run
 5   -5  5  6 5
Band on the run
 5   -5  6  5 3
Band on the run

  6    6    6    6    6   6  
Well, the night was fall-ing 
6   6   6   6    6
as the des-ert world
5  -7  -7 -7   5    6
Be-gan to set-tle down
6   6    6     6       6    6
In the town they're search-ing 
 6  6  6   6    6
for us ev-‘ry where
 5  5   8  8   8   6   -7 7  
But we nev-er will be found, 
  7  6  -5   5
Band on the run
  7  6   7  -76
Band on the run
 5   5   -7  -7   -7   5   7   7   6
And the coun-ty judge who held a grudge
 5     -6    6  -5 5   6
Will search for ev-er-more
 3  -3    4  -5  5  6 5
For the band on the run
 5   -5  6  5 3
band on the run
 5   -5  5  6 5 
Band on the run
 5   -5  6  5 3
Band on the run

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