The recording is tuned down 1/2 step strum strings behind nut | intro V riff 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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