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HIT AND RUN - Girlschool
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: October 20, 2005
Written by: Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson
Album: "Hit and Run" (1981, Bronze Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-4/4 time, bar lines do indicate timing
-key of E - guitar solo is in E minor
INTRO:
[E5] [G5] [E5] [A5]
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-14~~------|
D -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-14~~------|
A -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[E5] [G5] [E5]
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-/9-7------------|
D -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|------9-5~~------|
A -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1ST VERSE:
I was out in the c[E5]old
Al[G5]one in the n[E5]ight[A5]
[E5]How could I carry on, felt [G5]so empty ins[E5]ide[A5]
[C5]All you gave me were p[A5]romises
[C5]Nothing better than l[B5]ies
CHORUS:
Hit
and run Hit and run Hit and
[E5] [G5] [E5] [A5]
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-14~~------|
D -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-14~~------|
A -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
run Hit and run
[E5] [G5] [E5]
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-/9-7------------|
D -7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|-7/9-9-12~~-----|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-9-|------9-5~~------|
A -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2ND VERSE:
Told me how it could [E5]be
Showed me [G5]how to bel[E5]ieve[A5]
But I j[E5]ust didn't realize it was [G5]all in my d[E5]reams[A5]
[C5]All you gave me were p[A5]romises
[C5]And nothing better than l[B5]ies
Play CHORUS
BRIDGE:
But I know better now I've found another way
[A5] [E5]
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -2---------------|--------2-------|-----------------|---------------2|
D -2---------------|--------2-5-4-2|---------------|---------2-4-5-2|
A -----------------|----------5-4-2|---------------|---------2-4-5---|
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
One thing I know for sure I'm gonna live for today
[A5] [E5]
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G ---------------|--------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D ---------------|--------2-5-4-2|---------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|----------5-4-2|---------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[C5]Say good-bye to the [A5]bad times
[C5]Now I'm free on my [D5]own
GUITAR SOLO:
D5 (gradually bend up)
E ------------------------|---------------------------|
B ------------------------|-------------------------5-|
G -7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7--7^--7^--7^w---|
D ------------------------|---------------------------|
A ------------------------|---------------------------|
E ------------------------|---------------------------|
(pm 1st 2 measures)
[E5] [G5]
E ------------------------|---------------------------|
B ------------------------|--------------5------------|
G -7^w---7^w---7^w---7^w--|-7^w--7p5\4-----------7-9--|
D ------------------------|---------------------------|
A ------------------------|---------------------------|
E ------------------------|---------------------------|
[E5] [A5]
E ----------------7----|-10----7-------------------|
B --10^w-10--------10-|----10---------------------|
G ------------------------|---------9-------------7/9-|
D ------------------------|---------------------------|
A ------------------------|---------------------------|
E ------------------------|---------------------------|
[E5] [G5]
E -----------------------------|----------------------|
B -8-10-10-10^(12)---(12)r10-8-|-10p8-----15^w---15\--|
G -----------------------------|------9---------------|
D -----------------------------|----------------------|
A -----------------------------|----------------------|
E -----------------------------|----------------------|
[E5]
[A5]
E ---15--15p14-12-14p12----12----------------|--------------------------|
B ----------------------15----15-12h15p12-10-|-8--10p8-10p8-10^---------|
G -------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
(^1.5 tones)
Say good-bye to the bad times, Now I'm free on my own
[C5] [A5] [C5] [B5]
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -13~~|\10~~-------8h10|p8~~|\----------------|
G -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Play CHORUS
(repeat CHORUS and fade)
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^...bend (wwhole tone) /...slide up
r...release bend \...slide down
h...hammer on ...hold note
p...pull off ~...vibrato
pm..palm mute ..pinch harmonic
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
