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Run For Your Life:Johnny Rivers.
Album - And I know You Wanna Dance - #52 on
BB Hot 200 on IMPERIAL Records in 1966.
INTRO: D  
#1.
DWell, I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
than to Bmbe with another man.
You'd Dbetter keep your head, little girl, or 
you Bmwon't know where I am.
CHORUS:
BmYou'd better run for your life if you Ecan, 
little girl.
BmHide your head in the Esand, little girl.
BmCatch you with another Emman, that's the Bmend, 
little girl.
#2.
DWell, you know that I'm a wicked guy and I was 
Bmborn with a jealous mind.
And DI can't spend my whole life tryin' just to 
Bmmake you toe the line.
CHORUS:
BmYou'd better run for your life if you Ecan, 
little girl.
BmHide your head in the Esand, little girl.
BmCatch you with another Emman, that's the Bmend, 
little girl.
INTERLUDE:  D   G   D   A  D  
#3.
DLet this be a sermon, I Bmmean everything I said.
DBaby, I'm determined, and I'd Bmrather see you dead.
CHORUS:
BmYou'd better run for your life if you Ecan, 
little girl.
BmHide your head in the Esand, little girl.
BmCatch you with another Emman, that's the Bmend, 
little girl.
#4.
DWell, I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
than to Bmbe with another man.
You'd Dbetter keep your head, little girl, or 
you Bmwon't know where I am.
CHORUS:
BmYou'd better run for your life if you Ecan, 
little girl.
BmHide your head in the Esand, little girl.
BmCatch you with another Emman, that's the Bmend, 
little girl.
OUTRO:
DNa-na-na..na-na-na..na-na-na..na-na-na.Bb...Abm7.....D.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Run For Your Life

by Johnny Rivers

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Abm7

Run For Your Life:Johnny Rivers.

Album - And I know You Wanna Dance - #52 on

BB Hot 200 on IMPERIAL Records in 1966.

INTRO:

#1.

Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl,

than to be with another man.

You'd better keep your head, little girl, or

you won't know where I am.

CHORUS:

Bm E

You'd better run for your life if you can,

little girl.

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand, little girl.

Bm Em Bm

Catch you with another man, that's the end,

little girl.

#2.

Well, you know that I'm a wicked guy and I was

born with a jealous mind.

And I can't spend my whole life tryin' just to

make you toe the line.

CHORUS:

Bm E

You'd better run for your life if you can,

little girl.

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand, little girl.

Bm Em Bm

Catch you with another man, that's the end,

little girl.

D G D A D

INTERLUDE:

#3.

D Bm

Let this be a sermon, I mean everything I said.

D Bm

Baby, I'm determined, and I'd rather see you dead.

CHORUS:

Bm E

You'd better run for your life if you can,

little girl.

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand, little girl.

Bm Em Bm

Catch you with another man, that's the end,

little girl.

#4.

Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl,

than to be with another man.

You'd better keep your head, little girl, or

you won't know where I am.

CHORUS:

Bm E

You'd better run for your life if you can,

little girl.

Bm E

Hide your head in the sand, little girl.

Bm Em Bm

Catch you with another man, that's the end,

little girl.

OUTRO:

D Bb Abm7 D

Na-na-na..na-na-na..na-na-na..na-na-na..........

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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