Key: F ♫ Intro: D ♫ Chorus: N.C. G Well you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' D Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' G They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin' D A D So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'
♫ Verse 2: D Old Uncle Bill's got a still on a hill A D He never worked a day and I guess he never will D He runs shine liquor that he sells it to Paw A D It made Maw mad and she called the law ♫ Chorus: G Well you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' D Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' G They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin' D A D So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' ♫ Verse 3: D Well Maw put the sheriff on Uncle Bill's trail A D She said, "Catch that sock and throw him in jail D He run out and left his wife as the little kids squallin' A D So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin'" ♫ Chorus: G Yeah, you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' D Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' G They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin' D A D So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' ♫ Verse 4: E Uncle Bill held the bottle 'tween his finger and thumb B E He said if I leave any, you can have some E Make him reach into his pocket for his last thin dime B E And wear summer britches in the cold winter time Out-♫ Chorus: A Yeah, you better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' E Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' A They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin' E B E So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' A You better shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' E Got a big load of booze that they'll soon be a-haulin' A They're running every night when the whipporwill is callin' E B E So shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin' B E Shoot low sheriff 'cause they might be crawlin