Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] |A--D--|A--D--|A--D--|A--D--| [Verse 1]

^AHid a Batch In ^DFresco, ^AI could't score a ^Djob ^ASo I did the next ^Dbest thing, and I ^Alearned how to ^Drob ^AI took that train to ^DHouston, but I ^Acouldn't get ^Daway ^DFrom the ^Afive and dime, a^Dbout that time the ^Aconstable would ^Dsay

[Chorus]

^ACome on ^DDown, To the ^APeniten^Dtiary ^A ^AOh Mama^D the law came c^Arashin' down on ^Dme

Whoo who ^Ahooooooo, whooo ^Dwho hoo^Aoooo ^D Whoo who ^Ahooooooo, whooo ^Dwho hooo^Aooo ^D

[Verse 2]

^APlaying Stud in the ^DEvening, ^ASolitary ^DNights ^ALeons got the ^Dcigarettes and ^ACapone has got the ^Dlight ^ANow I shiftin' ^Dsquares, with the ^Aman from ^DArkansas ^AHe took my rook oh ^Dlord and my ^Akings about to ^Dfall

[Chorus]

^ACome on ^DDown, To the ^APeniten^Dtiary ^A ^AOh Mama^D the law came c^Arashin' down on ^Dme

Whoo who ^Ahooooooo, whooo w^Dho hooo^Aooo Whoo who ^Ahooooooo, whooo who ^Dhoooooo

[Solo] A--D--/A--D--/A--D--/A--D--/ A--D--/A--D--/A--D--/A--D--/ [Verse 3]

^AAnd I'm calling from a ^Dpay phone ^ADown around Lawrence ^Dbend ^AGot me a pardon ^Dson ^AGonna do it all ^Dagain

[Chorus]

^ACome on ^DDown, To the ^APeniten^Dtiary ^A ^AOh Mama^D the law came c^Arashin' down on ^Dme ^A ^ACome on ^DDown, To the ^APeniten^Dtiary ^A ^AOh Mama^D the law came c^Arashin' down on ^Dme ^A ^ACome on ^DDown, To the ^APeniten^Dtiary ^A ^AOh Mama^D the law came c^Arashin' down on ^Dme ^A

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