♫ Van Halen - Runnin With The Devil ♫ Retour Partitions Back Song Chords Tuned down 1/2 step: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb Transcribed by: 8xXwarlockXx8 Legend: x-dead string *-artificial harmonic +-natural harmonic PM. -light palm mute PM_ -palm mute ~-vibrato |o--o| |o--o|-repeat /-slide up \-slide down h-hammer on p-pull off B-full bend b-half bend Intro Lots of distortion (0:18) x3 ||--x----------| ---------------------------------------- | ||---x---------|o----------5-7------xx---7h8---10---9----o| ||----x--------| ----------5-7------xx---7------9---9---- | ||-----x-------| ----------5-7------xx---7h9---11---9---- | ||------x------|o-------------------xx-------------------o| ||-------x-----| ---/17\\\----------xx------------------- | ^strum strings behind nut (0:34) |----------------------------------------| |----------5-7-----xx---7h8---10---9\\---| |----------5-7-----xx---7------9---9\\---| |----------5-7-----xx---7h9---11---9\\---| |------------------xx--------------------| |---/17\\\---------xx--------------------| 1st verse Lowered Distortion and volume (0:40) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--2-----------4------2------0----| |--2-----------5------4------2----| |--0-----0--0------0------0-------| |-----3---------------------------| PM . . . . . "I live my life like there's no tomorrow" (0:45) |---------------------------------------12+-----7+----| |-----------------------------------12+------7+-------| |--2-----------4------2------0---------------------5+-| |--2-----------5------4------2/5----------------------| |--0-----0--0------0------0---------------------------| |-----3-----------------------------------------------| PM . . . . . "and all I've got I had to steal (0:50) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--2-----------4------2------0----| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----| |--0-----0--0------0------0-------| |-----3---------------------------| PM . . . . . "Least I don't need to beg or borrow" (0:55) |-------------------------------------0---| |-------------------------------------0---| |--2-----------4------2------0--------0---| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----0---2\\-| |--0-----0--0-------------------------2\\-| |-----3-------------------------------0---| PM . . . . "Yes I'm livin' at a pace that kills" Chorus (0:59) x4 | ------------------------------ | |o-5-7---xx---7h8---10---9\\\---o| | -5-7---xx---7------9---9\\\--- | | -5-7---xx---7h9---11---9\\\--- | |o-------xx---------------------o| | -------xx--------------------- | "Runnin' with the devil" Verse 2 (1:20) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--2-----------4------2------0----| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----| |--0-----0--0------0------0-------| |-----3---------------------------| PM . . . . . "I found the simple life ain't so simple" (1:25) tr~~~~~~~~ |--------------------------------------| |---------------------------7p0h7------| |--2-----------4------2-----7p0h7-etc.-| |--2-----2-----5------4----------------| |--0-----0--0------0-----5/------------| |-----3--------------------------------| PM . . . . "When I jumped out on that road" (1:29) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--2-----------4------2------0----| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----| |--0-----0--0------0------0-------| |-----3---------------------------| PM . . . . . "I've got no love, no love you'd call real" (1:35) |-------------------------------------0---| |-------------------------------------0---| |--2-----------4------2------0--------0---| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----0---2\\-| |--0-----0--0-------------------------2\\-| |-----3-------------------------------0---| PM . . . . "Ain't got nobody waitin' at home" Chorus (1:40) X3 | ------------------------------ | |o-5-7---xx---7h8---10---9\\\---o| | -5-7---xx---7------9---9\\\--- | | -5-7---xx---7h9---11---9\\\--- | |o-------xx---------------------o| | -------xx--------------------- | "Runnin' with the devil" (1:54) |--------------------------------| |-5-7---xx---7h8---10------------| |-5-7---xx---7------9------------| |-5-7---xx---7h9---11------------| |-------xx-----------------------| |-------xx--------------/17\\\\--| "Runnin' with the devil" Solo 1 (1:59) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------14-15-17-15-15p14-------14------------------12-13-15-(13)-13p12-------12------| |------14-------------------14-------14-------------12--------------------12-------12---| |-7/14-------------------------14-------14--14\5/12--------------------------12-------12| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ______ Solo 1 cont. while bent / \ |------------------------------17B-17-17-17~~~~~-------------------14---15---15br15\\\\-| |------------14-15-17-15-15p14-------------------12--12/13-15p13---15---16---15Br15\\\\-| |---------14----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12\7/14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (2:10) x2 |----------------------------------------| |----------5-7-----xx---7h8---10---9-----| |----------5-7-----xx---7------9---9-----| |----------5-7-----xx---7h9---11---9-----| |------------------xx--------------------| |---/17\\\---------xx--------------------| Verse (2:19) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--2-----------4------2------0----| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----| |--0-----0--0------0------0-------| |-----3---------------------------| PM . . . . . "I found the simple life ain't so simple" (2:25) |----------------------- Eddie does a harmonic bit here but I couldn't quite figure it |----------------------- out. Sorry. |--2-----------4------2- |--2-----2-----5------4- |--0-----0--0------0---- |-----3----------------- PM . . . . "when I jumped out on that road" (2:29) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--2-----------4------2------0----| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----| |--0-----0--0------0------0-------| |-----3---------------------------| PM . . . . . "I got no love, no love you'd call real" (2:34) |-------------------------------------0---| |-------------------------------------0---| |--2-----------4------2------0--------0---| |--2-----2-----5------4------2----0---2\\-| |--0-----0--0-------------------------2\\-| |-----3-------------------------------0---| PM . . . . "Ain't got nobody waitin' at home" Chorus (2:39) x3 |----------------------------------------| |----------5-7-----xx---7h8---10---9-----| |----------5-7-----xx---7------9---9-----| |----------5-7-----xx---7h9---11---9-----| |------------------xx--------------------| |---/17\\\---------xx--------------------| "Runnin' with the devil" Solo 2 (2:59) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------14-15-17-15-15p14-------14------------------12-13-15-(13)-13p12-------12------| |------14-------------------14-------14-------------12--------------------12-------12---| |-7/14-------------------------14-------14--14\5/12--------------------------12-------12| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo 2 cont |-------------------------------17~~~~~~~~~------------------------14---15---15br15\\\\-| |------------14-15-17-15-15p14-------------------12--12/13-15p13---15---16---15Br15\\\\-| |---------14----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12\7/14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro (3:09) x5 | ------------------------------ | |o-5-7---xx---7h8---10---9\\\---o| | -5-7---xx---7------9---9\\\--- | | -5-7---xx---7h9---11---9\\\--- | |o-------xx---------------------o| | -------xx--------------------- | "Runnin' with the devil" I live my life like there's no tomorrow And all I've got I had to steal Least I don't need to beg or borrow Yes, I'm living at a pace that kills Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil I'll tell y'all about it I found the simple life ain't so simple When I jumped out on that road I got no love, no love you'd call real Ain't got nobody waiting at home Runnin' with the devil God damn it lady, you know I ain't lying to ya I'm wanna tell you one time Aah-yeah Running with the devil Yes I am Yeah Woo Woo You know I, I found the simple life, weren't so simple, no When I jumped out on that road Got no love, no love you'd call real Got nobody waiting at home Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil Runnin' with the devil [Repeat and fade] Retour Partitions Back Song Chords