Chords for Sandy West- The Heartbeat of The Runaways (R.I.P.)

Tempo:
137.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sandy West- The Heartbeat of The Runaways (R.I.P.) chords
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drummer and a rock band.
[G] I just wanted to be out on the road with [Em] Joan, Lita and
Cherie and you, you know, just having fun like the good old days.
[E] [Em]
Lita [N] Ford came down to audition for bass.
She brought her Gibson SG guitar too.
So on break, when those guys were out of the room, we started playing at Deep Purple.
She brought an electric guitar, man, I was just, wow, guys, this is great, this girl can play [C] guitar.
Sandy and I hit it right off.
We're both listening to Deep Purple.
We're both huge Deep Purple fans.
[Db] So I went in and I rattled off the guitar
solo to Highway Star and Sandy [Gb] automatically knew, [C] you know, the drum
parts, all the drum parts to Highway Star.
So me and her just [E] jammed on that song
and fell in love with each other.
By the end of the song, it was automatic bonding
and Joan [B] sort of stood there going, oh, this is great, man.
This is great.
Cool.
[A] [N]
[A]
[Gb]
[A] [Gb]
[B]
[A] [Gb]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[D] [E] [N]
[Gb]
[G]
[Gm]
[F]
[Bb] [F] [G]
[F]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[D]
[C]
[F] [Bb] [D]
[C]
[Ab] [G]
[F]
[Bb] I'm a little [G] late.
I'm a little late.
What's the time [F] now?
I'm going to bed.
[Bb] I'm going to bed.
[C]
[E] [D]
I'm going to bed.
[C]
[Bb] [D] I'm going to bed.
I'm going to [C]
[F] bed.
[C] I'm going to bed.
I'm going to bed.
[G]
I'm
[F] going to bed.
[Bb] [G]
I'm [F]
[Bb] going [C] to bed.
[Cm] [D]
[C]
[F] [Bb] [D]
[C]
[Ab] [Gb] [G]
[F]
[Bb] [G] I'm going to bed.
I [C]
[C] don't [E] think it should have ever happened.
I don't think the Runaways
ever should have broken up
broke up.
Because we were that most awesome band,
[Em] and it hurts more than anything.
[G] [D] That ban could have kept on going.
[Em] And I [E] think it's because [G] of really fucked up people [D] that were involved, and [G] it wasn't us.
[Em] It was those other assholes that wanted to [D] manipulate and control and [Bm]
tear us apart.
[Ab] Why?
[Em]
Greed?
[G] Greed's an ugly thing.
Power's an ugly thing.
[E] Jealousy is a very ugly thing.
[G]
[E] [Bm]
No reason [G] that ban should have broke up.
[Bm] Why?
I [G] ask you why.
I ask everybody [Bm] why.
I'm asking the girls why.
[C] [D]
You know, I don't kind of feel it left in your guts, [B] you guys, but it left me [D] with a really
And I love runaways, [G] but I'm still broken up about it.
[B] People through my life, get over it.
That's your [Em] past.
Your has-been.
[G]
[D] You got punched [C] out for that.
[D] I don't mean it.
I'm [G] also fired.
[Gb] I'm an angry [G] person inside about it.
[Bm] [C]
[Bm]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn The Runaways - (Live In Tokyo Japan, 1977) Wild Thing chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Bb, G, F, Bb, D, C and F. Set your pace at 68 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 137. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ drummer and a rock band.
[G] I just wanted to be out on the road with [Em] Joan, Lita and
Cherie and you, you know, just having fun like the good old days.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Lita [N] Ford came down to audition for bass.
She brought her _ Gibson SG guitar too.
So on break, when those guys were out of the room, we started playing at Deep Purple.
She brought an electric guitar, man, I was just, wow, guys, this is great, this girl can play [C] guitar.
Sandy and I hit it right off.
We're both listening to Deep Purple.
We're both huge Deep Purple fans.
[Db] So I went in and I rattled off the guitar
solo to Highway Star and Sandy [Gb] automatically knew, [C] you know, the drum
parts, all the drum parts to Highway Star.
So me and her just [E] jammed on that song
and fell in love with each other.
By the end of the song, it was automatic bonding _
and Joan [B] sort of stood there going, oh, this is great, man.
This is great.
_ Cool.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ I'm a little [G] late.
I'm a little late.
What's the time [F] now?
I'm going to bed.
[Bb] I'm going to bed.
[C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I'm going to bed.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] I'm going to bed.
I'm going to _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] bed.
[C] I'm going to bed.
I'm going to bed.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ going to bed.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] going _ [C] to bed. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] I'm going to _ bed.
I _ _ [C] _ _ _
[C] _ don't [E] think it should have ever happened.
I don't think the Runaways
ever should have broken up_
broke up.
_ _ _ _ _ Because we were that most awesome band,
[Em] and it hurts more than anything.
[G] _ _ [D] That ban could have kept on going.
_ [Em] _ _ _ And I [E] think it's because [G] of really fucked up people [D] that were involved, and [G] it wasn't us. _
[Em] _ _ It was those other assholes that wanted to [D] manipulate and control and [Bm]
tear us apart.
[Ab] Why?
_ _ [Em] _
Greed? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Greed's an ugly thing.
Power's an ugly thing.
[E] Jealousy is a very ugly thing.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ No reason [G] that ban should have broke up. _
_ [Bm] _ _ Why?
I [G] ask you why.
I ask everybody [Bm] why.
I'm asking the girls why.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
You know, I don't kind of feel it left in your guts, [B] you guys, but it left me [D] with a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ really_
And I love runaways, [G] but I'm still broken up about it.
_ [B] _ People through my life, get over it.
That's your [Em] past.
Your has-been. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ You got punched [C] out for that. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I don't mean it.
I'm [G] also fired.
_ [Gb] _ I'm an angry [G] person inside _ about it.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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