----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BABY RAN - 54-40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: N.Osborne/P.Comparelli/D.Neudorf/B.Merritt Album: "54-40" (1986, Reprise Records) "Radio Love Songs: The Singles Collection" (2002, Sony Music Canada) Guitarists: Phil Comparelli, Neil Osborne Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: August 28, 2008 INTRO: (opens with 4 bars of drums) Dsus4 D E -3-------2-------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-| B -3-------3-------|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-| G -2-------2-------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-| D -0-------0-------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadd9 C G E ---------0-------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-| B -3-------1-------|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-| G -0-------0-------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| D -2-------2-------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| A -3-------3-------|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-| E -----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-| Well, I 1ST VERSE: Dsus4 D Won't come back, and I won't say no D Cadd9 But that means the circle around us will cut a little lower G Like you said Dsus4 D One play near, you seem so surprised Cadd9 Least inside you get that pretty little nightmare G It comes alive CHORUS: D Baby ran, she ran away D Why she ran, I got to say Cadd9 G I'm lonesome all the time D Baby ran, she ran away D Why she ran, I got to say Cadd9 G I know one reason why Dsus4 D E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| G /7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7-9---9-9-7-|-7---7---7---7---|7-7-7-7/11-11-11\9| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadd9 C G E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-| G -9~=\(7)-7~--=---|--=---/11-=-\4-=-|-=--/7~----------|---0---0---0---0-| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2ND VERSE: Dsus4 D Well, each time I see you so far away D Cadd9 A love letter worry that tells me that I'm all right G All right Dsus4 D Here am I, who chose to ride D Cadd9 Pass me wondering whether I got a job, but it's all right G Until one day CHORUS: D Baby ran, she ran away D Why she ran, I got to say Cadd9 G I'm lonesome all the time D Baby ran, she ran away D Why she ran, I got to say Cadd9 G I know one reason why, my baby ran away BREAK: Dsus4 D E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7-/9--9-9-7-|-7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7-/9--9-9\5-| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-/7--7-7-5-|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-/7--7-7\3-| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadd9 G E -----------------|-----------------|--------------|3--3-3-3--3---3---3-| B -----------------|-----------------|--------------|3--3-3-3--3---3---3-| G -5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-/7--7-7\4-|-4-=---/-7----|0--0-0-0--0---0---0-| D -----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| A -3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-/5--5-5---|--------------|--------------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-3------------|--------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D E -2---------------| B -3---------------| G -2---------------| (This bar begins 8 bars of bass/keys/drums) D -0---------------| A -----------------| E -----------------| D (4 bars) Cadd9 (2 bars) G (2 bars) My baby ran away 1. Dsus4 D 2. Cadd9 G E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -12----11----7---|-12----11----7---|-12----11----7---|-12----11----7---| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x A -10-----9----5---|-10-----9----5---|-10-----9----5---|-10-----9----5---| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . (Play the above staff 2x, the first time with the chord progression marked 1, the second time with the chord progression marked 2.) D Baby ran, she ran away D Baby ran, she ran away Cadd9 Baby ran, she ran away G Baby ran, my baby ran away Dsus4 D Cadd9 G Heyyyyyyy, ohhhhhhhhhhhh GUITAR SOLO: Dsus4 D E -----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------| B -----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------| G /7-----9----/11--|---11h12-11-11h12-11-|-9h11p9---7~---|7\--2-2---2--4-| D -----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------| A -----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------| E -----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadd9 G E --------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| B -----------------3--|---------------|-------3~-----|----3h5p3---3---3--| G -4^s---[5]r4p2p0----|----2^wr-0-----|----/4--------|--4-------4-------4| D --------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| A ----hb--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| E --------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dsus4 D E -------------------------|---------------------------| B -------10----10-------12-|---10----10---10-10---10-10| G /11-------11-------11----|---11----11---11-11---11-11| D -------------------------|---------------------------| A -------------------------|---------------------------| E -------------------------|---------------------------| . . . . . . . . D E -------------------------|-------------------------| B --/13----13-/13---13-/13-|----13----15-------------| G --/14----14-/14---14-/14-|----14----14----14----17-| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . Cadd9 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------15----------|-------------12-10-------| G -17^w-----------17^w==r--|-10~~--------12----12^w-=| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . G E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------13------12^s|=r--10-------------------| G -=-----=-------------12^w|=r--10-12-10-------------| D -------------------------|-------------------12----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . OUTRO: Dsus4 D E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----7---7-----7-|---7-----7-9^w---|--7-x-7--7-----7-|-9^w-7-9-7~-----7| D ---9---9-----9---|-------9---------|-------------9---|--------------9--| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Baby ran, she ran away, Baby ran, she ran away Cadd9 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------10----------10-12-|-10~------10-12----10-12=| G /11-------------11-------|-------------------------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| Baby ran, she ran away G E ----------------------------|----------------------| B =^s-12^s-12^s-12^s-12^s-12^s|=r-10-12-10~----------| G ----------------------------|----------------------| D ----------------------------|----------------------| A ----------------------------|----------------------| E ----------------------------|----------------------| Baby ran, she ran away (fade) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -Octave parts in the Break have been combined into one guitar part. -This tab is of the version of the song that appears on the CD "Radio Love Songs: The Singles Collection". It has some differences from the original version (which is on the album "54-40"). ^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi) ~...vibrato r...release bend =...hold note hb..hold bend /...slide up h...hammer on \...slide down p...pull off (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)