Up Against The Law chords by Jj Baron

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

C E7 Am F G C


Verse:
C         E7      Am
I took my gun and approached the clerk
Am           F     G      C
Put all your money in the bag
C             E7        Am
He filled the bag and I took his watch
Am       F        G        C
And the, last few bucks he had

Verse:
C         E7       Am
I made my way back to the car
Am     F      G            C
And I, headed east to Arkansas
C          E7            Am
A few more dollars and a half tank of gas
Am           F   G          C
And now I'm, up against the law


Verse:
C        E7            Am
I took a chain from my back pocket
Am          F       G     C
You know I, took it to be pawned
C     E7        Am
Money low and I needed dough
Am       F        G      C
Because, mine was almost gone


Verse:
C          E7           Am
I pulled a gun from the side of my bag
Am          F    G       C
And I, took everything I saw
C        E7                 Am
And that won't, get me very far I know
Am           F   G          C
Because I'm, up against the law.


Verse:
C       E7                Am
I spent two nights on the lone prairie
Am         F     G        C
I saw the, first touch of snow
C         E7          Am
I spent a week laying on the beach
Am        F      G       C
Before I, had to hit the road


Verse:
C           E7             Am
See there's no place for a fugitive
Am          F       G       C
You must be moving, forever more
C          E7                  Am
Family and friends ain't gonna let you in
Am            F   G          C
When you are, up against the law


Verse:
C          E7       Am
Maybe I'll get the electric chair
Am            F        G      C
Maybe they'll give me, ninety-nine
C          E7             Am
Maybe I'll roll down this endless road
Am           F       G        C
Before they, kill me down the line


Verse:
C           E7            Am
Well I know one thing for certain boys
Am        F          G      C
Is I gave up from my bed of straw
C         E7        Am
Ramblin', gamblin', lyin and cheatin'
Am          F   G          C
And you're, up against the law


Outro:
C          E7            Am
A few more dollars and a half tank of gas
Am           F   G          C
And now I'm, up against the law
C         E7        Am
My money's low so I needed the dough
Am           F   G          C
And now I'm, up against the law
C              E7          Am
And that won't get me very far I know
Am           F   G          C
Because I'm, up against the law.