John Law chords by Buck Owens
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Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
Well, me (G major) and Big Dom
was a- getting it on
In a club (C major) down in New Orleans (G major)
Before it was over, we got half loaded
And picked (B flat major) up a couple of queens (D major)
Then we (G major) hit every hotspot in that town
(C major) And some that were kinda low (G major)
We (C major) were at one spot down
(G major) there on the bottom
When the law (D major) came through the door
(G major)
Verse 2
Well, they took us and they booked
us at the county jail
And, (C major) Lordy, what a sight to see (G major)
They had Tennessee pickers and
Bourbon Street strippers
(B flat major) And a murder in the first degree (D major)
Yeah, they (G major) took us 'fore the judge
bright and early next morning
(C major) Was a swinger right to the en (G major) d
He (C major) said, "I'll tell you, son,
just (G major) like it is"
"And you can (D major) tell it to your skinny friend"
(G major)
Verse 3
He said, "Don't you be messing with big John Law,
son, (C major) it just ain't the thing to do" (G major)
He said, "If you don't mess with big John Law,
then he (B flat major) ain't gonna mess with you" (E flat major)
Yeah, (D major) "And (G major) don't you go give me no innocent plea,
'cause I (C major) know it didn't happen that (G major) way"
"If (C major) you and your friend had been in (G major) nocent,
then you'd be (D major) out on (E flat major) the street today"
Interlude 1
(A flat major) (G major)
(E minor)
Well, (G major) he
Verse 4
led us up one side and
then down the other
Quoted (C major) law 'til he turned blue (G major)
He said some big,
long words that I'd never heard
But some (B flat major) four- letter ones
that I knew (E flat major) (D major)
"Yeah, gon' (G major) be a hundred dollars
and get out of Louisiana"
"And I (C major) never wanna see you again" (G major)
"But be (C major) fore you go,
I'm gonna (G major) tell you once more"
"And you can (D major) tell it to your
(E flat major) skinny (G major) friend"
Verse 5
(G major)
He said, "Don't you be messing with big John Law,
son, it (C major) just ain't the thing to do" (G major)
"If you don't mess with big John Law,
then he (B flat major) ain't gonna mess with you" (E flat major) (D major)
"And (G major) don't you go give me no innocent plea,
'cause I (C major) know it didn't happen that way" (G major)
(C major) "If you and your friend had been in (G major) nocent,
then you'd be (D major) out on (G major) the street (E flat major) (G major) today"
Verse 6
(G major)
He said, "Don't you go give me no innocent plea,
(C major) 'cause I know it didn't happen that way" (G major)
"If (C major) you and your friend had been in (G major) nocent,
then you'd be (D major) out on (G major) the street (D major) (G major) today"
Outro 1
(G major)
John Law
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