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                          RACE WITH THE DEVIL - Girlschool
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Written by: A. Gurvitz
CD: "Demolition"  (1980, Bronze Records/Re-issue: 2004,Sanctuary Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: July 5, 2006

INTRO:

   D5	              C5	           Bb5
 G ------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 D ------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 A -5----------------|-3------------------|-1-------------------|
 E ------------------|--------------------|---------------------|


   A5
 G -------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------|-------------------------|
 A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
 E -------------------------|-------------------------|
    .     .     .     .       .     .     .

   D5                    (2x) C5                        D5
 G --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------o|-------------------------|-------------------------|2x
 A -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-o|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
 E --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    . . . . . . . . . . . .                                                   You
    ^     ^     ^     ^

1ST VERSE:

   D5                    (2x) C5                        D5
 G --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------o|-------------------------|-------------------------|2x
 A -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-o|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
 E --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1.  better run, (2x)      You  better  run  from  the   devil's gun,          The
2.  race is on, (2x)   So you  better  run  from  the   devil's gun


   D5                    (2x) C5                        D5
 G --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------o|-------------------------|-------------------------|2x
 A -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-o|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
 E --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


2ND VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse)

Strange things happen if you stay
The devil will catch you anyway
He'll try to find you so take care
The devil will seek you everywhere


BRIDGE:

   A5              Bb5                G5                 C5
 G ---------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
 D ---------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
 A ---------------|------------------|------------------|-3---------3---|
 E -5---------5---|-6------------6---|-3------------3---|---------------|


   A5              D5                 Bb5
 G ---------------|------------------|---------------------|
 D ---------------|------------------|---------------------|
 A ---------------|-5----------------|-1----1----1----1----|
 E -5---------5---|------------------|---------------------|


   A5
 G -------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------|-------------------------|
 A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
 E -------------------------|-------------------------|
    .     .     .     .       .     .     .

GUITAR BREAK:

   D5                    (2x) C5                        D5
 G --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------o|-------------------------|-------------------------|4x
 A -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-o|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
 E --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


3RD VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse)

When he finds you, you'll soon find out
The devil's fire it won't go out
It burns you up and soon you'll know
The devil's grip just won't let go


Play BRIDGE


OUTRO:

Figure 1 (1st staff only) -

   D5                    (2x) C5                        D5
 G --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------o|-------------------------|-------------------------|2x
 A -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-o|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
 E --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   D5                                                       _
 G -------------------------|-------------------------|      |
 D -------------------------|-------------------------|      |
 A -5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|-5-----3-----2-----0-----|      |
 E -------------------------|-------------------------|      |
                                                             |
                                                             |  2x
   C5                        D5                              |
 G -------------------------|-------------------------|      |
 D -------------------------|-------------------------|      |
 A -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|      |
 E -------------------------|-------------------------|     _|


Then: Play Figure 1 3x
Then:


   D5
 G -------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------|-------------------------|
 A -5-----3-----2-----0-----|-------------------------|
 E -------------------------|-3-----1-----0-----1-----|


   C5                        D5
 G -------------------------|-------------------------|
 D -------------------------|-------------------------|
 A -3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
 E -------------------------|-------------------------|


Then: Play Figure 1 through to fade

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Notes:

-12/8 time -- timing indicators/examples:
-dots (...) under the 3rd staff show placement of 8th beats, with a (^) symbol
 marking the downbeats (1 2 3 4)
-dots under the 2nd staff show where the downbeats fall
-note that the main bass line has a measure that repeats
-guitar chords are included

o
o...repeat measure

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)