The Rolling Stones – Before They Make Me Run


These known chords are used in this song.


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Subject: Rolling Stones  
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efore They Make Me Run

From: Jim Henning <[email protected]>

Subject: CorrectedTab

 
Here is my rough attempt at tab for  
A 
Stones classic. The songs is in
 
open  
G 
tuning 
 
(
D 
 
G 
 
D 
 
G 
 
B 
 
D 
). If you want to really be Keith
 
Richards-esque, remove the low  
D 
string 
 
completely.

First there is the opening riff as follows:

 
D 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–x—-0——5—-5–7—-0—————–|
B 
|-12—-12–12–13–12—–x—-0——5—-5–7—-0—————–|
G 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-0——5—-5–7—-0—————–|
D 
|-12—-12–12–14–12—–9—-0——5—-5–7—-0—————–|
G 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-0——5—-5–7—-0—————–|
D 
|———————————————————————|

While I’m at it, I’ll get all of the tab out of the way first. Here is

the tab for the chorus parts:

After All is said and done

 
D 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–x—-x——7——————————
B 
12—-12–12–13–12—–x—-x——7——————————
G 
12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-9——7——————————
D 
12—-12–12–14–12—–9—-9——7——————————
G 
12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-9——7——————————
D 
——————————————————————–

I gotta move while it’s still fun

 
D 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–x—-x——7——————————
B 
|-12—-12–12–13–12—–x—-x——7——————————
G 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-9——7——————————
D 
|-12—-12–12–14–12—–9—-9——7——————————
G 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-9——7——————————
D 
|———————————————————————

I better walk before they make me run

 
D 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–x—-0——5——-7—-0—————–
B 
|-12—-12–12–13–12—–x—-0——5——-7—-0—————–
G 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-0——5——-7—-0—————–
D 
|-12—-12–12–14–12—–9—-0——5——-7—-0—————–
G 
|-12—-12–12–12–12—–9—-0——5——-7—-0—————–
D 
|———————————————————————
 
Some chords you’ll need to know in open  
G 
 
D 
G 
D 
G 
B 
D 
 

—————-

 
G 
0 0 0 0 0 0 and also 12 12 12 12 12 12
 
C 
5 
 
5 
 
5 
 
5 
 
5 
 
5 
 
 
D 
 
Em 
in 
 
 
7 
 
 
7 
 
 
7 
 
 
7 
 
 
7 
 
 
7 
x
 
F 
10 10 10 10 10 10
 
A# 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
3 
 
 
A 
common Keith chord is like you see on the fourth chording in the

opening riff. It is like hammering on the same chord position you would

 
call in standard (concert) guitar tuning for  
A 
minor 
 
augmented.
 
For  
A 
 
C 
position chord, the hammer on would go:
 
C 
-chord 
 
 
D 
 
 
G 
 
 
D 
 
 
G 
 
 
B 
 
 
D 
5 hammer on  
F 
-chord 
 
 
D 
 
 
G 
 
 
D 
 
 
G 
 
 
B 
 
 
D 
5

If you can do this, you can play Start Me Up, Brown Sugar, etc. etc.

etc…

Better Walk Before They Make Me Run

by Jagger/Richards

(opening riff)

 
F 
Worked the  
Emin 
bars and  
D 
sideshows 
 
 
A 
F 
long the  
Emin 
twighlight 
 
 
D 
zone
 
G 
Only 
 
 
A 
crowd can make you feel so alone
 
G 
 
A 
nd it really hit home
 
F 
 
B 
ooze and  
Emin 
pills and  
D 
powders, you can  
F 
choose 
 
your
Emin 
medi
D 
cine
 
G 
Well here’s another goodbye to another good  
D 
friend

(use chorus tab)

After all is said and done

I better move while it’s still fun

I better walk before they make me run

 
Watched the taillights fading, there ain’t  
A 
dry eye in the house

They’re laughing and singing

Started dancing and drifting as I left town

Gonna find my way to heaven, `cause I did my time in hell

I wasn’t looking too good but I was feeling real well

After all is said and done

I better move I had my fun

I better walk before they make me run

 
(bridge)  
G 
 
D 
 
F 
 
C 
 
A# 
 
G 
- 
 
D 
- 
 
F 
- 
 
C 
- 
 
A# 
 
 
G 
- 
 
D 
- 
 
F 
- 
 
C 
- 
 
D 
 

After all is said and done

I better move, it’s still fun

I better walk before they make me

I better walk before they make me

I better walk before they make me run

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