Johnny Law

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E A5 B7 G B E | - - - - 0 - - - - - x - - - - - 2 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - 0 - - - - - x - - - - - 0 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - 1 - - - - - x - - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - 2 - - - - - 0 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - 0 - - - - - x - - - - - x - - - - - 3 - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - | Intro : for the Intro i use my pinky to slide on the E string and have my hand ready to go to the E chord quickly . pretty sure that’s how he does it . ( also if you kinda loosely strum it and hit the B string on occasion , it’s not a big deal . . . it actually sounds good ) . E | - - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2/4 - 444 - 4/2 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - | Verse : E A E well i was driving down the road just a minding my own when johnny law B7 E pulled up from behind E A E G he walked up to my window and said , roll it down and let me see what i can B find E A E B7 i said , no way , what’s mine is mine and i’d appreciate it if you’d leave me E be E A E he said , i’ll leave you be alright , in a cell all night , i’ll lock you up B7 E and throw away the key A he slapped them cuffs on my wrist E and my hands clenched into fists B7 and i wished i could have punched him in the jaw E and knock out old johnny law Chorus : ( right here he does a walk up to a that goes like so ) E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - 0 - 2 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A ohh johnny law E johnny law B7 he’s the littlest man i ever saw E A E with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone B7 E he’ll get you on the run johnny law ( Intro ) Verse : E he took me down to the state house A E and he hurled that book at me A E G B and bein’ in a cell is like being in hell for a man who longs to be free E A E i sat there and i wondered , just what gave this man the right E A E B7 to leave me to rot here on this rickety cot , just a staring at the ceiling E all night A E and i couldn’t help but think of the words of my dear departed pa A E he said , do the best you can , be a good man , but don’t you never trust B7 E johnny law Chorus : ( the same walk up to A ) A ohh johnny law E johnny law B7 he’s the littlest man i ever saw E A E with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone B7 E he’ll get you on the run johnny law Verse : E A E B7 without any proof they couldn’t keep me there so they let me out in the E morning E A E G and that cop said , son , i don’t know what you done , but just consider this A B little warning E A E i said , it must take a lot of nerve to protect and to serve but i wonder B7 E what it would be like E B7 E if you didn’t have that badge or that gun or that uniform to hide behind A E and although i feel , that this whole deal , i got , was pretty damn wrong A E my conscience is clean , cause i’m a human being , B7 E and you’re just johnny law Chorus : ( the same walk up to A ) A ohh johnny law E johnny law B7 he’s the littlest man i ever saw E A E with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone B7 E he’ll get you on the run johnny law E A E with his badge and his gun , he’ll just hassle everyone B7 E you’ll never get me on the run johnny law Outro is same as Intro as he hums along to the melody . alright that’s it . that felt like it took forever . i can’t imagine how long its takes someone to tab out something like "green grass and high tides . " cheers .