You Don't Mess Around chords by Jim Croce

YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM
Words and music by Jim Croce

<E>Uptown's got ...
The Bowry's got ....
Forty-second street's got ...
He's a <E7>pool-shootin' ..
Well he's <A7>big and dumb ....
But he's stronger than ...
And when the <B7>bad ....<A7>together at night
You know they <B7>all ....<A7>"boss"
(Just be<E>cause ...)
(They say ...)

CHORUS:
You don't <A7>tug on ...<E7>cape
You don't <A7>spit ....<E7>wind
You don't <A7>pull the mask of ....
And you <B7>don't mess ....<E7>Jim
(Ba-doo-da-doo-doo <A7>doo-doo....<B7>doot)

Well out of South Alabama come .....
(And everybody say, Jack -- don't you know that...)
(CHORUS)

Well a hush fell over the .....

You don't tug on ....