Wings Band On The Run guitar tab

Band On The Run by Wings

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                   Band On The Run - Paul Mcartny and Wings
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Tabbed by: Zeroisgreatman
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: (Standard E) EADGBe

Intro:[w/Little Overdrive, Some Reverb, and a bit of tembolo]
e|-5/7-75-5/7-75--2~----5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-95-5-7~-----3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-14-12-12-10~--10-12-15~-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|(x2)
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Verse: After he says "Stuck inside these four walls"...
e|-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

"Sent inside forever"
e|-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Bridge:"If I ever get out of here..."
e|--------------------------------------------|         |-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|         |-----------------|
G|-----5-5-5-5-4-4------------7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-|         |-5-5-5-4-4-4-----|
D|-----------------7-7-7----------------------|(x2 then)|-------------7-7-|
A|---0--------------------3-5-----------------|         |-----------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------|         |-----------------|

[This next part is a wierd fill, it pretty much signifies and starts the next half of the
song.]

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------7-7-5-|
A|---------2-3-5-5-3-|
E|-0-1-3-5-----------|

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----------5~-|
A|-----3-----3~-|
E|-3-5---3-5----|

Chorus: [w/Some Overdrive, tembolo, a bit of reverb, and a little delay]
"Band on the run..."
e|-/8-8-8-8-5-3-0-3~-|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|-/8-8-5-3-0-3-3-3-5-3~--5-5-3-0-1-3-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

2nd Verse: (After he talks about the undertaker)
e|-0/12-|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

[Now the whole second part of the song features chords played on a 12 string aucostic
guitar that plays along with the lead, though you can still play it on a six string.

The chord progression, and chords are fairly simple]

Guitar 2: Chord Diagram.
   C  Em  Am  G  F        Fmaj7  Cmaj7
e|----0---0---3--1--------0------1-----|
B|-1--0---0---3--1--------1------1-----|
G|-0--0---2---0--2--------2------1-----|
D|-2--2---2---0--3--------3------2-----|
A|-3--2---0---2--3---------------3-----|
E|----0-------3--1---------------------|

Verse
C                             Fmaj7                                C
Well the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun.

                              Fmaj7                                  Em
And the first one said to the second one there, "I hope you're having fun"


Chorus:
G           C       Em   C      Am                F              C
Band on the run.    Band on the run.      And the jailer man and sailor Sam

     Fmaj7                      C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7 C    Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7
were searching everyone for the band on the run,      band on the run, 

C     Fmaj7 C    Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7  C
Band on the run,        Band on the run.


final chorus:
Am       Fmaj7               Cmaj7                 Fmaj7
Well the county judge,   who held a grudge,   Will search forever more

        C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7   C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7
for the band on the run,        band on the run,       band on the run

   C    Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7
 , band on the run.


Em   G   C

-Symbol Guide-
| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

And that's the whole song for you.  Special thanks to whoever chorded it out
Originally.  Any Suggestions, comments, corrections are welcome.
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