Written by Buddy Buie/J.R. Cobb
Intro: B A/B E D B A/B E D B B I was dealin' up and down the highway E Till they caught me with a heavy load F# They sentenced me to hard labor E7 B Workin' on the side of the road Now I don't deny I was guilty E And I know I broke the law F# I was hungry and broke and couldn't see no hope E7 B And my back was up against the wall Chorus: B Now I'm right outside your window E Honey, open up and let me in F# I broke out of jail this mornin' E B And I ain't never goin' back again I just had to stop by for a minute E And I can't stay long at all F# 'Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun E7 B And my back is up against the wall (Back to first Part of Intro then solo) Verse B I was shackled to a three-time loser E A man named Jefferson F# One night we got to talkin' E7 B And I asked him what he'd done He said a man fell over my razor In the middle of a bar room brawl F# But don't you see, it was him or me E7 B And my back was up against the wall Chorus (2 x's) Ending F# Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun E7 B And my back is up against the wall B F# Yeah, I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun E7 B And my back is up against the wall B A/B E D B Note the A/B in the Intro is like an A with a B note on top
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