Intro: BA/BEDBA/BEDBB
I was dealin' up and down the highway
E
Till they caught me with a heavy load
F#
They sentenced me to hard labor
E7B
Workin' on the side of the road
Now I don't deny I was guilty
E
And I know I broke the law
F#
I was hungry and broke and couldn't see no hope
E7B
And my back was up against the wall
Chorus:
B
Now I'm right outside your window
E
Honey, open up and let me in
F#
I broke out of jail this mornin'
EB
And I ain't never goin' back again
I just had to stop by for a minute
E
And I can't stay long at all
F#
'Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun
E7B
And my back is up against the wall
(Back to first Part of Intro then solo)
VerseB
I was shackled to a three-time loser
EA man named Jefferson
F#
One night we got to talkin'
E7B
And I asked him what he'd done
He said a man fell over my razor
In the middle of a bar room brawl
F#
But don't you see, it was him or me
E7B
And my back was up against the wall
Chorus (2 x's)
EndingF#
Cause I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun
E7B
And my back is up against the wall
BF#
Yeah, I gotta run, you see I'm under the gun
E7B
And my back is up against the wall
BA/BEDB
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