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AC_DC-Jailbreak J A I L B R E A K by AC-DC from the album "'74 Jailbreak" music transcribed by Scott Andrews (sha3u@virginia.edu) lyrics transcribed by David Belaire (dbelaire@acs.bu.edu) MAIN RIFF: E5 E5 D5 A5 E5 E5 D5 A5 ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||-------------------3---------|-------------------3---------| ||-------------------2-----2---|-------------------2-----2---| ||--2-----2----------0-----2---|--2-----2----------0-----2---| ||--2-----2--X--X----------0---|--2-----2--X--X----------0---| ||--0-----0--X--X--------------|--0-----0--X--X--------------| E5 E5 D5 A5 E5 E5 D5 A5 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------3---------|-------------------3---------| |-------------------2-----2---|-------------------2-----2---| |--2-----2----------0-----2---|--2-----2----------0-----2---| |--2-----2--X--X----------0---|--2-----2--X--X----------0---| |--0-----0--X--X--------------|--0-----0--X--X--------------| ---------------------------------------------------------- Get the FREE BACKING TRACK for this song and many more at: http://www.midi-tab.com ---------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 1: Main Riff with lyrics There was a friend of mine on murder And the judge's gavel fell Jury found him guilty play Fill 1 instead of Main Riff for this measure (Verse 1 only): Gave him sixteen years in hell FILL 1: detune this note by unwinding tuning peg |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |--0-------------------|--(0)-------------------| bass and drums in continue main riff with lyrics He said, I ain't spendin' my life here I ain't livin' alone Ain't breakin no rocks on the chain gang I'm breakin' out and headin' home BRIDGE: main riff with lyrics I'm gonna make a Jailbreak And I'm lookin' towards the sky I'm gonna make a Jailbreak Ah how I wish that I could fly PRE-CHORUS: all in the name of liberty A5 D5 D5 D5 D5 A5 D5 D5 D5 D5 |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------3--3--3--3--|-------------------3--3--3--3------| |--2---------------------2--2--2--2--|--2----------------2--2--2--2------| |--2---------------------0--0--0--0--|--2----------------0--0--0--0------| |--0---------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| all in the name of liberty i got to be free B5 E5 E5 E5 E5 B5 D5 D5 D5 D5 |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------3--3--3--3------| |--4---------------------------------|--4----------------2--2--2--2------| |--4---------------------2--2--2--2--|--4----------------0--0--0--0------| |--2---------------------2--2--2--2--|--2--------------------------------| |------------------------0--0--0--0--|-----------------------------------| CHORUS: jail-------------------------break |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2--5----4---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------| let me outta here |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2--5----4---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------| jail-------------------------break |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2--5----4---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------| sixteen years |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2--5----4---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------| Chorus Riff again with lyrics: Jailbreak Had more than I can take Jailbreak Fill 2 with lyrics: Yeah FILL 2: E5 |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |--2-------------------|--(2)-------------------| |--2-------------------|--(2)-------------------| |--0-------------------|--(0)-------------------| VERSE 2: Main Riff with lyrics He said he'd seen his lady bein' fooled with By another man She was down and he was up Had a gun in his hand Uh...bullets started flyin' everywhere N'people started to scream Big man lyin' on the ground With a hole in his body where his life had been but it was all in the name of liberty A5 D5 D5 D5 D5 A5 D5 D5 D5 D5 |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------3--3--3--3--|-------------------3--3--3--3------| |--2---------------------2--2--2--2--|--2----------------2--2--2--2------| |--2---------------------0--0--0--0--|--2----------------0--0--0--0------| |--0---------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| all in the name of liberty i got to be free B5 E5 E5 E5 E5 B5 D5 D5 D5 D5 |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------3--3--3--3------| |--4---------------------------------|--4----------------2--2--2--2------| |--4---------------------2--2--2--2--|--4----------------0--0--0--0------| |--2---------------------2--2--2--2--|--2--------------------------------| |------------------------0--0--0--0--|-----------------------------------| CHORUS: jail-------------------------break |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2--5----4---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2--5----4---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------| jail-------------------------break |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2--5----4---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------| i got to break out outta here D5 G5 |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------3--------| |----------------------------|-------------------2----0---| |----------------------------|-------------------0----0---| |----------------2--5----4---|----------------2-------X---| |--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4----------3---| SOLO -- over Pre-Chorus Riff. 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