Runnin' with the devil Chords
by Van Halen
Runnin' with the devil by Van Halen is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The recording is tuned down 1/2 step
strum strings behind nut
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intro V riff A end riffA
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|-----x---------------|--5---7--------x-x-|---7-H-8---10---9-----------|
|------x--------------|--5---7--------x-x-|---7-H-----9----9-----------|
|-------x-------------|--5---7--------x-x-|---7-H-9---11---9-----------|
|--------x------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|---------x------17--|-------------------|------------------------19-|
repeat riff A 3 times.
verse 1
I live my life like there's no tomorrow.
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|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------|
|------3-----------------|-------------------|
And all I've got I had to steal.
harm.........}
|------------------------|-----------12----7-----|
|------------------------|---------12-----7------|
|--2------------------4--|----2----------------5-|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4------------------|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------------------|
|------3-----------------|-----------------------|
Least I don't need to beg or borrow.
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|------------------------|-------------------|
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------|
|------3-----------------|-------------------|
Yes I'm living at a pace that kills.
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|------------------------|-------------0-----|
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----0-----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2--0--2-----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|-------------2-----|
|------3-----------------|-------------0-----|
Chorus
repeat riff A 4 times
Runnin' with the Devil. Runnin with the Devil.
Verse 2
I found the simple life ain't so simple
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|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------|
|------3-----------------|-------------------|
When I jumped out on that road
*trill
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|------------------------|-------------7^9-----|
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----7^9-----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2-------------|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0------------------|
|------3-----------------|---------------------|
I got no love, no love you'd call real.
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|------------------------|-------------------|
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------|
|------3-----------------|-------------------|
Ain't got nobody waitin' at home.
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|------------------------|-------------0-----|
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----0-----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2--0--2-----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|-------------2-----|
|------3-----------------|-------------0-----|
Chorus:
repeat riff A 4 times
Solo: starts on last beat of chorus.
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|---------|14-15-17-15-15^14-------14--------------|
|------14-|------------------14------14---------12-|
|--7/14---|---------------------14-----14--5/12----|
|---------|----------------------------------------|
|---------|----------------------------------------|
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|-12-13-15-13-13^12------12--------------|
|------------------12------12---------14-|
|--------------------12------12---7/14---|
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full......}
|-------------------17B-----17-17---17--------|
|-14-15-17-15-15^14------------------------12-|
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|--------------14--15--16-------------------|
|-12/13-15^13--15--16--17-------------------|
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repeat riff A 2 times
You know I..
3rd verse
Found the simple life, weren't so simple
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|------------------------|-------------------|
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------|
|------3-----------------|-------------------|
When I jumped out on that road. harm............}
|------------------------|-------------12----------5-|
|------------------------|-------------------7---5---|
|--2------------------4--|-----0----12-----7---5-----|
|--2-------2----------5--|--5--2---------------------|
|--0-------0-------0-----|---------------------------|
|------3-----------------|---------------------------|
Got no love, no love you'd call real.
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|------------------------|-------------------|
|--2------------------4--|----2---------0----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4---------2----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|--0--------0-------|
|------3-----------------|-------------------|
Got nobody waitin' at home.
|------------------------|-------------0-----|
|------------------------|-------------0-----|
|--2------------------4--|----2--0-----0-----|
|--2-------2----------5--|----4--2--0--2-----|
|--0-------0-------0-----|-------------2-----|
|------3-----------------|-------------0-----|
repeat riff A 4 times
repeat solo.
repeat riff A 5 times.