Slow Drag chords by Taj Mahal

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
Said I'm  (C major) 
F 
C 
tired of livin'  (F major)  (C major) and doing my time
Oh, the judge said, Son,
give you one to 99
F 
Give you one, yeah  (F major) 
C 
Give you  (C major) 99
F 
I'm gon' give you one year,  (F major) 
C 
I might give you  (C major) 99
G 
You know you  (G major) doing time partner
'Cause you have done the crime
C 
G 
C 
 (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 

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Verse 2
Said I'm tired of living,
in this low- down prison cell
And I wouldn't have been here, baby
Hadn't it been my Big- Legged Nel
F 
 (F major) Oh, I wouldn't have been in the
hoosegow in the pokey
C 
In the slammer head locked, Big- Legged  (C major) Nel
F 
I wouldn't have  (F major) been in the clinker
C 
In the jailhouse, hadn't it been for  (C major) Nel
G 
She said she  (G major) was from New Orleans
And she needed protection 'cause
she had something to sell
C 
G 
 (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 3
C 
 (C major) 
If I ever get out of this prison, babe
I'm on the job, God, please
I'm gon' take off straight
runnin'
F 
C 
 (F major) Oh, runnin'  (C major) up the nearest tree
F 
I'm gonna  (F major) be run, run,
run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, running through the tree
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 4
F 
I'm  (F major) gonna be running,
C 
running for the tree  (C major) 
G 
I'm gon' to  (G major) be runnin' so fast,
pretty baby
Looks like your daddy's
runnin' on his knees
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 5
Said I'm tired of living and doing my time
F 
C 
Oh, the judge said, Son, give  (F major) you one  (C major) to 99
F 
If  (F major) my wife don't give me
no loving
C 
F 
 (C major) When I come  (F major) to the church
in the morning
C 
Oh, I'll give you  (C major) 99
F 
If I  (F major) don't get no corn liquor
C 
I'm gettin' you  (C major) a 99
G 
You know you  (G major) do ing time partner
'Cause you have done the crime

Verse 6

Come on,

now

Verse 7
C 
F 
C 
Oh,  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
F 
C 
G 
 (F major)  (C major)  (G major) 
C 
C 
 (C major)  (C major) 
C 
 (C major) 
yeah
Yup