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Artist: Good Charlotte (Benji Madden)
Song: Better Run (Cover of "Army Of Me")
Album: Unreleased
Tabbed by: necriononguitar
e-mail: [email protected] (im not reading any spammail)
Tuning: Standard    No Capo
. = Palm-Muted
~ = hold note
^ = vibrate
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
A        A
A        A
Little Guitar riffs:
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------6-7-6---------6-7-6-------9---7-6-7-6-----------9---7-6-7-6--------|
D--7-9-----------7-9-----------7---------------7-----7---------------7-----|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you Afind that your life would be Abetter off without me,
If you Erun at full speed and it feeEls good to be free,
If you Bmknow it in your soul though it's Bmhard to let it go,
you better Arun,
you better Erun.
If you Alift it from the ground, know you're Anever coming down,
EBabe, if you're a boxer and you can't Estand another round,
So Bmfree to make a sound and your Bmheart began to pound.
you better Arun,
you better Erun.
But the Done thing that I asDk,
that you F#mlive without reseF#mrve
(hit onceBm)Bm  E  
that you find out what you need, show what you deserve.
All the Atime that we had, do you Athink it was a waste?
For Ewhat good's a memory withEout some sort of taste?
and Bmdoes the value rise if it Bmcannot be replaced?
you better Arun,
you better Erun.
But the Done thing that I asDk,
that you F#mlive without reseF#mrve
that you Bmfind out what you neBmed, show what you deEserve.E  
F#mAaaaaaaaahhhhDhhhhhA  A  
But the F#mone thing that I aDsk,A  A  
that you F#mlive without reseDrve,A  A  
and I F#mknow it hurts for Dnow,A  A  
but there's F#malways something Dlearned.A  A  
    F#mSo don't turn Daround, don't Alose your footing Anow
    F#mdon't Dlose your nerAve.A  
Gonna F#mfind out Ewhat you Aneed,D  
     A F#m(hit onceE)A  A  A  
gonna show what you deserve.
Outro Riff:
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------10---8-7-8-7---------------------|
G--------6-7-6----6------------------9---7-6-7-6--------|
D---7-9-------------------------------------------7-----|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

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Better Run

by Good Charlotte

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F#m

Artist: Good Charlotte (Benji Madden)

Song: Better Run (Cover of "Army Of Me")

Album: Unreleased

Tabbed by: necriononguitar

e-mail: [email protected] (im not reading any spammail)

Tuning: Standard No Capo

. = Palm-Muted

~ = hold note

^ = vibrate

p = pull off

h = hammer on

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

A A

Little Guitar riffs:

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-------6-7-6---------6-7-6-------9---7-6-7-6-----------9---7-6-7-6--------|

D--7-9-----------7-9-----------7---------------7-----7---------------7-----|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A A

If you find that your life would be better off without me,

E E

If you run at full speed and it feels good to be free,

Bm Bm

If you know it in your soul though it's hard to let it go,

you better run,

you better run.

A A

If you lift it from the ground, know you're never coming down,

E E

Babe, if you're a boxer and you can't stand another round,

Bm Bm

So free to make a sound and your heart began to pound.

you better run,

you better run.

D D

But the one thing that I ask,

F#m F#m

that you live without reserve

Bm Bm E

(hit once)

that you find out what you need, show what you deserve.

A A

All the time that we had, do you think it was a waste?

E E

For what good's a memory without some sort of taste?

Bm Bm

and does the value rise if it cannot be replaced?

you better run,

you better run.

D D

But the one thing that I ask,

F#m F#m

that you live without reserve

Bm Bm E E

that you find out what you need, show what you deserve.

F#m D A A

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

F#m D A A

But the one thing that I ask,

F#m D A A

that you live without reserve,

F#m D A A

and I know it hurts for now,

F#m D A A

but there's always something learned.

F#m D A A

So don't turn around, don't lose your footing now

F#m D A A

don't lose your nerve.

F#m E A D

Gonna find out what you need,

F#m E A A A

A (hit once)

gonna show what you deserve.

Outro Riff:

E-------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------10---8-7-8-7---------------------|

G--------6-7-6----6------------------9---7-6-7-6--------|

D---7-9-------------------------------------------7-----|

A-------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------|

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