Written by: Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson
CD: "Hit and Run" (1981, Bronze Records)
With thanks to JC for providing (much needed) accurate lyrics.
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-key of E, except for guitar solo section which is in G - guitar solo
is in G pentatonic minor
-4/4 time - bar lines do indicate timing
[INTRO]
E5 E5 Let's go!
E |---------------| |---------------|
B |---------------| |---------------|
G |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-| Play 7x, |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-|
D |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-| then: |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-|
A |-7=-7-7=-7-7-7-| |-7=-7-7=-7-7-7-|
E |---------------| |---------------|
(rhythm may not be exactly the same for all 8 measures above)
E5 G5
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|--5------------|---------------| 2x
A |o--2-----------|--------/3--2--|--5------------|------------2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|--3------------|--------3h5----|
A5
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
A |---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |---x-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[1ST VERSE]
E5
Speeding down the motorway
E5
Let slow life pass us by
E5
Another mile another day
E5
Get some action in our lives
C5 A5 E5
We're on our way
C5 A5 B5
Living for today
[CHORUS]
C'mon let's go (Let go!)
E5 G5
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------| 2x
A |o--2-----------|---------------|----5----------|------0h2-0h2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
C'mon let's go (Let go!)
E5 G5
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------|
A |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|-----------0h2-|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
A5 Let's go!
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
A |---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |---x-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
B |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| Play
D |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 4x
A |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| (damp the strings,
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| play 8th note rhythm)
[2ND VERSE]
E5
Engines screaming red hot rage
E5
We're gonna reach an all time high
E5
Speed crazed racer rip my mind
E5
'Cause you know you're gonna hit the sky
C5 A5 E5
We make our move
C5 A5 B5
And you know we'll never lose
[Play CHORUS]
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
B |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| Play
D |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 4x
A |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
[GUITAR SOLO]
E --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
B --------------|---------------|---------------|----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G ----string----|----damping----|-----con'd-----|-------------------------|
D --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
A --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
E --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
G5
E -----------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
B -11--11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11p8---8----|--------------------|------13^w---|
G -----------------------|-----10------|-12p10--10-----12p10|-10----------|
D -----------------------|-------------|----------12-12-----|-------------|
A -----------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
E -----------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
B5
E -13------13-10-|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B ----13^w-------|-13^w--13-11-13-11-|-----12-----12------|12-----12------|
G ---------------|-------------------|-14^w---14^w---14^w-|---14^w---14^w-|
D ---------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
A ---------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G5
E ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
B ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------15-15-|
G ----------------|-------------------|----------------15|=---17----------|
D -16^s--16^s-16^s|=---16^s----16^s---|-16^s-----16^s----|----------------|
A ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
E -----15----15---|-15----15-15----15-|----15-15----15---|--15---15-------|
B5
E ----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----9----------|
B -18^wr--^wr--^w=|=r---18^w--18^w----|-----7--------7---|-----9----7-----|
G ----------------|-------------------|-----7--------7---|-----9----7-----|
D ----------------|-------------------|-9-9-7----9-9-7---|-9-9-9----7-----|
A ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
E ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
C5 A5 E5
We're on our way
C5 A5 E5
Living for today
C5 A5 E5
We make our move
C5 A5 B5
And you know we'll never lose
[CHORUS]
C'mon let's go (Let go!)
E5 G5
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------| 4x
A |o--2-----------|---------------|----5----------|------0h2-0h2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
C'mon let's go (Let go - hey!)
E5 G5
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------| 2x
A |o--2-----------|---------------|----5----------|------0h2-0h2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
C'mon let's go (Let go - hey!)
E5 G5
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------|
A |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|-----------0h2-|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
A5 Let's go!
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
A |---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |---x-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(fade)
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[Note] CHORDS during the verses - The two guitars play the same progression,
but in different fretboard locations (established from video footage):
E5 C5 A5 E5 C5 A5 B5
E ----------------|------------------------------------|
B ----------------|------------------------------------|
G -9--------------|-----------9------------------------| <<< Kim
D -9--------------|--10---7---9------------10---7---9--| (rhy)
A -7--------------|--10---7---7------------10---7---9--|
E ----------------|--8----5----------------8----5---7--|
Speeding down... We're on... Living for...
...our lives
E5 C5 A5 E5 C5 A5 B5
E ----------------|------------------------------------|
B ----------------|------------------------------------|
G -9--------------|--5----2----------------5----2---4--| <<< Kelly
D -9--------------|--5----2---2------------5----2---4--| (lead)
A -7--------------|--3----0---2------------3----0---2--|
E ----------------|-----------0------------------------|
Speeding down... We're on... Living for...
(play only the strings indicated/3 note chords)
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^...bend (w=whole tone, s=semi-tone) /...slide up
r...release bend =...hold note
h...hammer on o
p...pull off o...repeat
x...dead note
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)
