Chords with lyrics
Intro:
FF C majorC FF C majorC
Verse 1:
FF C majorC
Were you nineteen or twenty one?
FF C majorC
A augmentedA crazy outlaw living on the run
G+G FF C majorC
Your cowboy life we know ’s a lie
G+G FF C majorC
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
Verse 2:
FF C majorC
You were raised a rich boy now you live in your car
FF C majorC
You give your money to dealers or spend it all in bars
G+G FF C majorC
Your criminal ways who can deny?
G+G FF C majorC
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
Verse 3:
FF C majorC
You’re an art collector and a Russian spy
FF C majorC
You run over animals never bat an eye
G+G FF C majorC
Your gambling days have all come up dry
G+G FF C majorC
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
Organ solo:
FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Verse 4:
FF C majorC
Your manner with women has always been cruel
FF C majorC
You’re the Clown Prince of London a Yankee fool
G+G FF C majorC
Your lover days have all run dry
G+G FF C majorC
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
Verse 5:
FF C majorC
You’re on a run now how long can it last?
FF C majorC
Someone with your reputation such a sordid past
G+G FF C majorC
“It is such a hard life”, don’t make me cry!
G+G FF C majorC
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
Guitar solo:
FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Verse 6:
FF C majorC
I’m sure you’ll blame others for where you’re at
FF C majorC
But hell you’ve been lucky, more lives than a cat
G+G FF C majorC
Your brilliant life has come up shy
G+G FF C majorC
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
G+G FF C majorC
You couldn’t get arrested if you tried
G+G FF C majorC