Run For Your Life
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "Rubber Soul"
This is a song which John loved at least. But that doesn't mean it's a bad one.
Intro:
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Well, I'd
Verse:
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ra - ther see you dead, little girl, than to
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be with an- o - ther man You'd
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bet - ter keep your head, little girl, or I
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won't know where I am You'd better
Refrain:
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run for your if you can, little girl,
life
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hide your head in the sand, little girl,
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Catch with an-o - ther man, that's the end,
you
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little girl
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Well, you
Verse:
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know that I'm a wicked guy, and I was
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born with a jealous mind, And
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I can't spend my whole life trying just to
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make you toe the line You'd better
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run for your if you can, little girl,
life
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hide your head in the sand, little girl,
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Catch with an-o - ther man, that's the end,
you
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little girl
Break (solo):
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Verse:
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Let this be a ser - mon, I mean,
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Eve - ry - thing I said,
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Ba - by, I'm de- ter- mined, and I'd ra-
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ther see you dead You'd better
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run for your if you can, little girl,
life
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Catch with an-o - ther man, that's the end,
you
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little girl
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I'd
Verse:
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ra - ther see you dead, little girl, than to
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be with an- o - ther man You'd
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bet - ter keep your head, little girl, or you
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won't know where I am You'd better
Refrain:
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run for your if you can, little girl,
life
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you
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Na na na,
Outro:
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Na na na,
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Na na na,
repeat and fade...
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