John Law Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G]

[Verse 1]
Real [G]mean old Buck
we were tearing it up
at a [C]club down in New Orleans
[G]When it was over we got half loaded
and picked [A]up a couple of queens
[D]We [C]hit[G] every high spot in that town
and a [C]couple of them were kind of close
[G]We were at [C]one spot down
[G]there on the [C]bottom
when the [D]law came [A]through [D]the [G]door
Well, they took us
and they booked us
at the county jail
[C]Lord, what a sight to see
[G]They had Tennessee pickers
and Bourbon street strippers
And a [A]murderer in the first degree
[D]The[Bm]y too[G]k us for the judge's pride
And early next morning
was a [C]swinger right to the en[G]d
He said, I'll [C]tell you, son, just [G]like it is
[C]And you can[D] tell that to your skinny fri[G]end
He said, don't you [C]be
[G]messin' with Big [C]John Law
[G]Son, it jus[C]t ain't the thing to do[G]
If you don't mess with Big John Law
Then he [A]ain't gonna mess with [D]you
[G]Don't you [C]go and [G]give me
no innocent play
Cause I [C]know it didn't happen that [G]way[C]
[G]If [C]you and your friend
had been in[G]nocent [C]then
[G]He'd be out[D] on the street
[G]today[C][G][C][G]
[C]Wel[G]l, he [C]rea[G]d us up one side
and then down the other
Cody [C]Laws, he [G]turned blue
He said some big long words
that I'd never heard
But some [A]four -letter words I [D]knew
[Bm]And I'[G]ll you a hundred dollars
and get out of Louisiana
And I [C]never want to see you [G]again
But be[C]fore you go,
I'll just [G]tell you once more
[C]And you can tel[D]l it to your
skinny [G]friend[C]
[G]Baby, don't you be messin' with Big [C]John [G]Law,
[C]son, it just ain't the thing to [G]do
If you [C]don't [G]mess with Big John Law,
then he [A]ain't gonna mess with you
[D]An [C]d d[Bm]on't[C] you[G] go
givin' me no innocent plea,
cause I [C]know it didn't happen that [G]way
If [C]you and your friend had been inno[G]cent,
[C]then you'd be out[D] on the
street [G]today[C]
[G]Don't you be messin'
with big John Law,
[C]son, it just ain't the thing to [G]do
If you [C]don't [G]mess with big [C]John [G]Law,
then he [A]ain't gonna mess with [D]you
[C]Don't [G]you go and give
me [C]no in[G]nocent plea,
I [C]know it didn't happen that way
If you and your friend had been
in[G]nocent [C]then,[G]
[C]you'd be [D]out on the street [G]today[C][G]
You