"Jailbreak" — from 74 Jailbreak EP (1984). A prison escape narrative with one of Malcolm Young's best rhythm riffs.
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J A I L B R E A K
by AC-DC
from the album "`74 Jailbreak"
MAIN RIFF:
E5 E5 D5 A5 E5 E5 D5 A5
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||--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
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|-------------------3---------|-------------------3---------|
|-------------------2-----2---|-------------------2-----2---|
|--2-----2----------0-----2---|--2-----2----------0-----2---|
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|--0-----0--X--X--------------|--0-----0--X--X--------------|
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
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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
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|--2---------------------2--2--2--2--|--2----------------2--2--2--2------|
|--2---------------------0--0--0--0--|--2----------------0--0--0--0------|
|--0---------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
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all in the name of liberty i got to be free
B5 E5 E5 E5 E5 B5 D5 D5 D5 D5
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|------------------------------------|-------------------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--------------------------------|
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CHORUS:
jail-------------------------break
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|--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------|
let me outta here
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jail-------------------------break
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sixteen years
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Chorus Riff again with lyrics:
Jailbreak
Had more than I can take
Jailbreak
Fill 2 with lyrics:
Yeah
FILL 2:
E5
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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
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|------------------------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--------------------------------|
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all in the name of liberty i got to be free
B5 E5 E5 E5 E5 B5 D5 D5 D5 D5
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|------------------------------------|-------------------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--------------------------------|
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CHORUS:
jail-------------------------break
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|--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4--------------|
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jail-------------------------break
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i got to break out outta here
D5 G5
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|--0-----0--3/4--------------|--0-----0--3/4----------3---|
SOLO -- over Pre-Chorus Riff.
INTERLUDE: bass plays E pedal, with lead guitar fills and lyrics
Heartbeats...they were racin`
Freedom...he was chasin`
Spotlights........Sirens
Rifles...........Firin`
But he made it out...
bass out
M`with a bullet in his back
OUTRO: repeat Chorus Riff with lyrics and guitar solo.
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak....
Знаете ли вы, что...
- Originally from the Australian T.N.T. album (1975), later released internationally on the 74 Jailbreak EP (1984). Reached #26 in the US on re-release. A staple of their early live sets.