Intro C runG F C Walker County prison off of highway 45 G F C There atands a bewildered warden in an empty cell G F C He'd done 10 years and he had 20 more to go G F G And now he's blazing down through Houston like a bat out of hellVerse 1:
C Oh, the law their comin' after me G C Bb G C Bb C but I won't go.........I won't go C They'll have to drag me as a corpse C G C Bb G up off the street or out of Mexico Bb C G What say you lay down that gun son Bb C G You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands G F C Bb G I did 10 long years, and I ain't going back againG F C South of 37 off of highway 59 G F C Is where that George West sherriff saw him flyin' by G F C He radio'd to Alice said this boy is on the run G F G So tell those guys down in Freer to get their road spikesVerse 2:
C Oh, the laws a comin' after me G C Bb G C Bb C but I won't go........I won't go C They'll have to drag me as a corpse C G C Bb G up off the street or out of Mexico Bb C G Why don't you lay down your gun son Bb C G You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands G F C Bb G I did 10 long years, and I ain't going back againG F C Down south of Freer that SUV was doin' flips G F C After the sharpened metal tips had ripped through all four tires G F C He stumbled out and had a shotgun by his side G F G If it came down to hell or prison well you know he'd rather dieVerse 3:
C Oh, the laws a comin' after me G C Bb G C Bb C but I won't go........I won't go C They'll have to drag me as a corpse C G C Bb G up off the street or out of Mexico Bb C G Why don't you lay down your gun son Bb C G You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands G F C Bb G I did 10 long years, and I ain't going back again C Oh, the laws a comin' after me G C Bb G C Bb C but I won't go........I won't go C They'll have to drag me as a corpse C G C Bb G up off the street or out of Mexico Bb C G Why don't you lay down your gun son Bb C G You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands G F C Bb G I did 10 long years, and I ain't going back again Outro G F C Bb G Oh I did 10 long years, and I ain't going back again
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