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Runnin' with the devil

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Runnin' with the devil

Year: 1978 - Album: Van Halen

	   
The recording is tuned down 1/2 step 
 
strum strings behind nut 
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 intro     V           riff A                                        end riffA 
|----x----------------|-------------------|----------------------------| 
|-----x---------------|--5---7--------x-x-|---7-H-8---10---9-----------| 
|------x--------------|--5---7--------x-x-|---7-H-----9----9-----------| 
|-------x-------------|--5---7--------x-x-|---7-H-9---11---9-----------| 
|--------x------------|-------------------|----------------------------| 
|---------x------17--|-------------------|------------------------19-| 
 
 
repeat riff A 3 times. 
 
verse 1  
I live my life like there's no tomorrow.                                       
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------| 
|------3-----------------|-------------------| 
 
 
And all I've got I had to steal. 
                                   harm.........} 
|------------------------|-----------12----7-----| 
|------------------------|---------12-----7------| 
|--2------------------4--|----2----------------5-| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4------------------| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------------------| 
|------3-----------------|-----------------------| 
 
 
Least I don't need to beg or borrow. 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------| 
|------3-----------------|-------------------| 
 
 
Yes I'm living at a pace that kills. 
|------------------------|-------------0-----| 
|------------------------|-------------0-----| 
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----0-----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2--0--2-----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|-------------2-----| 
|------3-----------------|-------------0-----| 
 
Chorus 
repeat riff A 4 times 
Runnin' with the Devil.    Runnin with the Devil. 
 
Verse 2 
 
I found the simple life ain't so simple 
 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------| 
|------3-----------------|-------------------| 
 
When I jumped out on that road 
                                        *trill 
|------------------------|---------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------7^9-----| 
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----7^9-----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2-------------| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0------------------| 
|------3-----------------|---------------------| 
 
I got no love, no love you'd call real. 
 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------| 
|------3-----------------|-------------------| 
 
Ain't got nobody waitin' at home. 
|------------------------|-------------0-----| 
|------------------------|-------------0-----| 
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----0-----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2--0--2-----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|-------------2-----| 
|------3-----------------|-------------0-----| 
                                             
Chorus: 
repeat riff A 4 times 
 
Solo: starts on last beat of chorus. 
|---------|----------------------------------------|                
|---------|14-15-17-15-15^14-------14--------------| 
|------14-|------------------14------14---------12-| 
|--7/14---|---------------------14-----14--5/12----| 
|---------|----------------------------------------| 
|---------|----------------------------------------| 
 
|----------------------------------------| 
|-12-13-15-13-13^12------12--------------| 
|------------------12------12---------14-| 
|--------------------12------12---7/14---| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
 
                       full......} 
|-------------------17B-----17-17---17--------| 
|-14-15-17-15-15^14------------------------12-| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
 
 
|--------------14--15--16-------------------| 
|-12/13-15^13--15--16--17-------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
 
repeat riff A 2 times 
You know I.. 
 
3rd verse 
 
Found the simple life,  weren't so simple 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------| 
|------3-----------------|-------------------| 
 
 
When I jumped out on that road.     harm............} 
|------------------------|-------------12----------5-| 
|------------------------|-------------------7---5---| 
|--2------------------4--|-----0----12-----7---5-----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|--5--2---------------------| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|---------------------------| 
|------3-----------------|---------------------------| 
 
Got no love, no love you'd call real. 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------------| 
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------| 
|------3-----------------|-------------------| 
 
Got nobody waitin' at home. 
|------------------------|-------------0-----| 
|------------------------|-------------0-----| 
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----0-----| 
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2--0--2-----| 
|--0-------0-------0-----|-------------2-----| 
|------3-----------------|-------------0-----| 
 
repeat riff A 4 times  
repeat solo. 
repeat riff A 5 times. 

	  

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