WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Kenny Rogers - Long Arm Of The Law Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
C C
[Verse 1]
C Am
In Cumberland Kentucky on a cool autumn evening
C F C
Billy lay in love with Marianne
Am C
She was rich judge's daughter he was a son of a miner
D G
But that night their love was more than they could stand
[Verse 2]
C Am
The judge said to his daughter that son of that coal miner
C F C
Is someone you'd do well to leave alone
F G C F
She knew her dad so well she knew she couldn't tell
C F C
But the truth was bound to show before too long
F C
Their love had started growing on its own
[Chorus]
C G F
You can't out run the long arm of the law
C G C
No you can't out run the long arm of the law
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[Verse 3]
D Bm
Billy placed his hand on Mary and he felt the baby's moving
D G D
Kissed her and said I'll see you when I can
Bm D
The judge had made a promise when he caught up with Billy
E7 A7
He'd send him far away from Marianne
[Verse 4]
D Bm
The whole town knew he'd do it to many times he'd proved it
D G D
To at least a hundred men behind the wall
G A D G
He'd smiled behind that frown and when he brought that gavel down
D G D
He called himself the long arm of the law
G7 D
And he'd set his mind on seeing Billy fall
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[Verse 5]
D Bm
In a hot humid mine shack a mid-wife pulled the sheet back
D G D
And placed a cool damp towel on Marianne
Bm D
Billy's eyes were wide with wonder from the spell he was under
E7 A7
When she placed the new born baby in his hands
[Verse 6]
D Bm
He didn't hear the siren just a baby's crying
D G D
That miracle of love was all he saw
G A D G
When the door came crashing down and Billy turned around
D G D
He felt the heart and soul inside him fall
G C
He stood face to face with the long arm of the law
[Chorus]
A G
You can't out run the long arm of the law
D A D
No you can't out run the long arm of the law
G A D G
You can hide out for a while he says with a smile
D A D
But you can't out run the long arm of the law
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[Verse 7]
D Bm
Seemed like everybody down in Cumberland Kentucky
D G D
Came out that day to see poor Billy's trial
D Bm
The court was called to order there sat the judge's daughter
E7 A
She looked so proud holding Billy's child
[Verse 8]
D Bm
When they brought Billy to him the judge just looked right through him
D G D
As he held that holy bible in his hand
G A D G
And he smiled at his grandson then his eyes cut back to Billy
D G D
And said I think this time the law will understand
A G
Son I sentence you to life with Marianne
[Chorus]
D A G
You can't out run the long arm of the law
D A D
No you can't out run the long arm of the law
G A D G
He said to Billy with a smile I know you hid out for a while
D A D
Ah but you can't out run the long arm of the law
A D
No you can't out run the long arm of the law
