Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook

Paul McCartney - Band on the Run

Originally starts in D, I start in A, highest note that matters is the b7 (“I *hope* you’re having fun”)

Intro

Amaj7D6Amaj7D6

Amaj7Dm6Amaj7Dm6

Vox on the 5 on “stuck”

Amaj7Stuck inside these four walls, D6sent inside forever

Amaj7Never seeing no one, nD6ice again

Like yAmaj7ou, Dm6mama, Amaj7you, Dm6mama, Amaj7you Dm6

Phrases have five measures here

EmAEmAEm

EmIf I ever get out of here, Athought of giving it all away

EmTo a registered charity, Aall I need is a pint a day

If I eEmver get out of here (if we ever get out of here)

G/DG/DG/DG/DG/DG/DAAG

GCmaj7

Vox on the 3 on “rain”

Well the rGain exploded with a mCmaj7ighty crash as we fell into the sun G

And the fiGrst one said to the sCmaj7econd one there I hope you’re having Bmfun

DBand on the rGun, Bmband on the Emrun

And the jCmaj7ailer man and sGailor sam were sCmaj7earching every one

For the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7

GBand oCmaj7n the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7

Well, the Gundertaker drew a Cmaj7heavy sigh seeing no one else had Gcome

And a Gbell was ringing in the vCmaj7illage square for the rabbits on the Bmrun

DBand on the rGun, Bmband on the Emrun

And the jCmaj7ailer man and sGailor Sam were sCmaj7earching every one

For the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7

Bm→ D→ G

Bm→ G→ Em

Cmaj7GCmaj7Cmaj7

Yeah the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7Gband Cmaj7on the GrunCmaj7

GBand oCmaj7n the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7

Well, the nGight was falling as the Cmaj7desert world began to settle down G

In the Gtown they’re searching for us Cmaj7everywhere, but we never will be Bmfound

DBand on the rGun, Bmband on the Emrun

Let ring

And the cCmaj7ounty judge

Who Gmaj7held a grudge

Will sCmaj7earch foreC/Dver mC/Eore

For the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7the Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7

GBand oCmaj7n the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7

Bm→ D→ G