Intro
| C | F | Em7 | F | G | C | F | C | 
 
Verse 1
    C                      F        Em7                       F 
Sam Bridges burned down to El Paso, chasing the sound of speed 
                 G                         Am7                 F 
Long and lean in tight blue jeans, singing baby you got what I need 
             G               C 
But leave me be, leave me be 
 
Verse 2
  C                        F                Em7              F 
A king with his crown of cigar smoke, and a golden chevrolet 
                       G         Am7                F 
Boy could tell a dirty joke like a catholic cabaret 
       G          C 
But anyway, anyway 
 
Chorus
          F             G              C 
I don't recall   what I saw   Mr Policeman 
           F           G                   C 
I couldn't say   which way   he might have gone 
       F             G                         C   C/B  Am7 
Last I knew   he was through   with monkey business 
         F                  G               C 
Please excuse me   and I'll kindly    move along 
 
Verse 3
C               F               Em7                F 
Sun come up all black and blue, sipping on bathtub gin 
                      G                  Am7                        F 
The holy ghost is tearing through, and he takes the moonlight with him 
             G                 C 
Just play it cool, play it cool 
 
Chorus
          F             G              C 
I don't recall   what I saw   Mr Policeman 
           F           G                   C 
I couldn't say   which way   he might have gone 
       F             G                         C   C/B  Am7 
Last I knew   he was through   with monkey business 
         F                  G               C 
Please excuse me   and I'll kindly    move along 
 
Outro
| C | F | C |