Always On The Run

Lenny Kravitz

Tom: E

Riff1 (Intro)

e|--14\---
B|--14\---
G|--14\---
D|--------
A|--------
E|--------


Riff2a (Main riff guitar1)

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B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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D|-------------------5h0-------|---------------------------0h2-|
A|-----7--5h4---5----------7---|-----7--5h4---5--5-5h2---------|
E|--0---------0----0-----0-----|--0---------0----------3h0-----|


Lead1 (Main lead guitar2)

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B|-----------------------------|----------------------11/12-12-12-|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------11/12-12-12-|
D|--x-x-5--7--------x-5--x-----|--x-x-5--7--------x-x-------------|
A|--x-x-------5--7---------5h7-|--x-x-------5--7--x-x-------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|


[Intro]
Riff1
Riff2             Riff2
Riff2  (+Lead1)   Riff2  (+Lead1)        drums+bass
[Verse1]
Riff2  (+Lead1)
     My__ ma_ma__ said_____      that your life__  is a gift___
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      there's much weight__  you will lift___
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      leave those bad__ boys_ alone__
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      be home__   before the dawn__
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      you can be__   rich or poor__
Riff2  (+Lead1)                                                E5  F#5
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      you can be__   big or small__


Riff3 Chorus
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|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------5h0-------|-----------------------2--4--|
|-----7--5h4---5----------7---|-----7--5h4---5--5-5h2-2--4--|
|--0---------0----0-----0-----|--0---------0----------0--2--|

   

   E|-riff                                             E5 F#5
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--4--4--x-x-x-x-6--6--x-x-x-x-|-----------------------------|
--5--5--x-x-x-x-7--7--x-x-x-x-|-------------------5h0-------|
--5--5--x-x-x-x-7--7--x-x-x-x-|-----7--5h4---5----------7---|
--3--3--x-x-x-x-5--5--x-x-x-x-|--0---------0----0-----0-----|

  G5            A5               E|-riff
[Chorus]  (Riff3)
G5            A5                E|-riff
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
                                     AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5            A5                Riff2 (+Lead1)
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
Riff2  (+Lead1)

[Verse2]
Riff2  (+Lead1)
     My__ ma_ma__ said_____      that it's good___  to be truthful__
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 But my__ ma_ma__ said_____      don't take more___ than__ a_ mouth_ful__
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      that it's good__ to be natural_
Riff2  (+Lead1)                                                    E5  F#5
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      that it's good_  to be factual__
[Chorus]  (Riff3)
G5            A5                E|-riff
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
                                     AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5            A5                Riff2 (+Lead1)
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
Riff2  (+Lead1)
[Solo] 'Slash'
A5      A5      E5      E5   (G#5 A5 A#5)
B5      B5      E5      E5
Riff2  (+Lead1)

Solo
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|--------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------0-
|--------------|--------------------------5h-0-7h-0-|--7b-5-5-7-5h0-5h0-7-5-5-0-7/9-9-9/12-0-
|--------------|----------------5h-0-7h-5-----------|----------------------------------------
|--------------|-----4--5--7--7---------------------|----------------------------------------
|--------19/---|--5---------------------------------|----------------------------------------


                  A5                                   A5
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
|--15b-15b---15b-----------------------|------15-----------12--------------------------------0-
|---------------x-15b-15b15-14--14r-12-|--14b----14r-12-14b---14r-12----14-----12--14-12-------
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------14-----14------------14---
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------


   E5                                     E5
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------12----
|---------------15-------------12----12-12-|--------17b-17-16-17-16-17-17b----5/12----12-
|--14b-14b---14b---11-------------14b------|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------15~-0h13-------------|--14-14--------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------


   B5                                         B5
|--15b--12-------15b--12-------15b--12-------15--16-12-------12-|
|----------15h12---------15h12---------15h12-----------15h12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


   E5
-----------------------------------12----------------------------------------|------------------------|
--15h14h12----12h15h12----12----12----15h12----------------------------------|------------------------|
-----------15----------15----15-------------14r-12----12---------------------|--------12-12/----------|
---------------------------------------------------14----14h12---------------|--------12-0------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------13r-13r----10-|------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--12--------------------|

  E5                                                                            Riff2
[Verse3]
Riff2  (+Lead1)
     My__ ma_ma__ said_____      baby_ don't ride_ that crazy horse_
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      you must push__  with much force_
Riff2  (+Lead1)
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      go get all__  that you're after_
Riff2  (+Lead1)                                                   E5  F#5
 And my__ ma_ma__ said_____      that love's__ all that matters__
[Chorus2]  (Riff3)
G5            A5                E|-riff
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
                                     AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5            A5                E|-riff
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
G5            A5                E|-riff
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
                                     AL_WAYS_ ON_ THE_ RUN____
G5            A5                E|-riff
   (But_ I'm_ al_ways_ on_ the_ run__)
[Outro]
Riff2  (+Lead1)
  "Uh, what's that mama?"
Riff2  (+Lead1)
  "You wanna... right now?   Er, hold on!   YEAH!__"

Lead2 (Horns Outro)

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G|-14p12h14p12-14b16-14b16--12h14p12h14p12h14p12--
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Riff2  (+Lead1)     +horns
Riff2  (+Lead1)     +horns
Riff2  (+Lead1)     +horns
Riff2  (+Lead1)     +horns