Intro
D 
 
Verse 1
D          C 
I just run 'round like a fool 
D              C 
Stay in trouble all the time 
D             C 
Got put behind bars, yeah 
      D                C      D 
Served two years on the county line 
 
Verse 2
D            C 
Life ain't no good at all 
D                  C 
Behind these county walls 
D                 C 
On a cold concrete pedestal, oh 
D        C             D 
Wrote the words to this song 
 
Chorus
D            C 
And how can I slow down 
G                D 
When I can't stop runnin' 
D     C      G            D 
My own shadow scares me to death 
 
Verse 3
D                C 
Got caught in Carolina town 
D             C 
When Woodrough sheriff come around 
D                  C 
He caught me in the bed 
D       C                D 
With the county sheriff's wife 
 
Chorus
D            C 
And how can I slow down 
G                D 
When I can't stop runnin' 
D     C      G            D 
My own shadow scares me to death 
 
Instrumental
D 
 
Verse 4
D                C 
Got caught in Carolina town 
D             C 
When Woodrough sheriff come around 
D                  C 
He caught me in the bed 
D       C                D 
With the county sheriff's wife 
 
Chorus
D            C 
And how can I slow down 
G                D 
When I can't stop runnin' 
D     C      G            D 
My own shadow scares me to death