Four Tops – You Keep Running Away (Bass Tab)
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1967 single release for Motown legends The Four Tops. Peaked at number
26 in UK Charts. Bass performance James Jamerson. Tab by bass50611. Not exact
to Jamerson’s recorded bass line but it sure fits the song, more of a
simplified version and how I would play it with a band.
Intro (Chorus): (Play This Bit x2) G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------4--6--6-6--6--6-| E|-6--6-6--6--6----6--6-6--6--6----4--4-4--4--4----------------| Verse 1: (Play This Bit x4) G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5-6-6-6-------------| A|-------4-5-6-6-6-----------4-5-6-6-6-4-| E|-6-6-6---------------------------------| Chorus: (Play This Bit x2) G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------4--6--6-6--6--6-| E|-6--6-6--6--6----6--6-6--6--6----4--4-4--4--4----------------| Verse 2: (Play This Bit x3) G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5-6-6-6-------------| A|-------4-5-6-6-6-----------4-5-6-6-6-4-| E|-6-6-6---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5-6-6-6-------------| A|-------4-5-6-6-6-----------4-5-6-6-6-5-| E|-6-6-6---------------------------------| Bridge: G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4--4--4-4--4--4----6--6--6-6--6--6-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------7--7--7-7--7--7----2--2--2-2--2--2-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------7--7--7-7--7--7----6--6--6-6--6--6----4-4-4---6-6-6-| E|-2--2--2-2--2--2-----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-4-4-4---6-6-6-| E|---------------| Verse 3: (Play This Bit x4) G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5-6-6-6-------------| A|-------4-5-6-6-6-----------4-5-6-6-6-4-| E|-6-6-6---------------------------------| Chorus: (Play This Bit x2) G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------4--6--6-6--6--6-| E|-6--6-6--6--6----6--6-6--6--6----4--4-4--4--4----------------| Outro: (Repeat To Fade) G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------4-5-6-6-6-------------| A|-------4-5-6-6-6-----------4-5-6-6-6-4-| E|-6-6-6---------------------------------|