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Johnny Law - William Elliott Whitmore Tabbed by: Steve Email: drtywrk_21@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard First time I saw him play this tune it was on the banjo. Then the new album he plays it on guitar with a slide. I just saw him recently and he played it on the guitar with no slide and that is the way I am going to tab it. If you want to use a slide, it's not too difficult... just slide to the same notes. Love this tune though. Chords used: You can play the whole A chord if you would like. E A5 B7 F# B e|----0-----X-----2-----2-----2-----------| B|----0-----X-----0-----2-----4-----------| G|----1-----X-----2-----3-----4-----------| D|----2-----2-----1-----4-----4-----------| A|----2-----0-----2-----4-----2-----------| E|----0-----X-----X-----2-----X-----------| Intro: For the intro I use my pinky to slide on the e string and have my hand ready to go to the E chord quickly. Pretty sure that's how he does it. (Also if you kinda loosely strum it and hit the B string on occasion, it's not a big deal...it actually sounds good). e|--0-2-0-2/4-444-4/2-2-0-2-0-----------| B|--------------------------0-----------| G|--------------------------1-----------| D|--------------------------2-----------| A|--------------------------2-----------| E|--------------------------0-----------| VERSE:
EWell I was driving down the road just a Aminding my Eown when Johnny Law pulled B7up from Ebehind EHe walked up to my window and said, Aroll it Edown and let me F#see what I can Bfind EI said, no way, what's Amine is Emine and I'd appreciate it if you'd B7leave me Ebe EHe said, I'll leave you be alright, in a Acell all Enight, I'll lock you up and throw B7away the Ekey He slapped them Acuffs on my wrist And my Ehands clenched into fists And I wished I could have punched him in the B7jaw And knock out old Johnny ELaw
CHORUS: (right here he does a walk up to A that goes like so) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------2-------------------| A|---------0-------------------| E|-0-2-4-----------------------|
Ohh Johnny ALaw Johnny ELaw He's the littlest man I ever B7saw With his Ebadge and his gun, he'll just Ahassle Eeveryone He'll get you on the B7run Johnny ELaw
(INTRO) VERSE:
EHe took me down to the state house And he Ahurled that book at Eme And bein' in a cell is Alike being in Ehell for a F#man who longs to be fBree EI sat there and I wondered, just what Agave this man the Eright ETo leave me to rot here on this Arickety Ecot, just aB7 staring at the ceiling all Enight And AI couldn't help but think of tEhe words of my dear departed Pa He said, do the best you can, be a Agood maEn, but don't you never trust B7Johnny ELaw
CHORUS: (THE SAME WALK UP TO A)
Ohh JohnnyA Law Johnny ELaw He's the littlest man I ever B7saw With his Ebadge and his gun, he'll just Ahassle Eeveryone He'll get you on the B7run Johnny ELaw
VERSE:
EWithout any proof they couldn't Akeep me Ethere so they let me out B7in the Emorning EAnd that cop said, son, I don't know Awhat you Edone, but just F#consider this a little Bwarning EI said, it must take a lot of nerve to Aprotect and Eto serve but I wonder what it B7would be Elike EIf you didn't have that badge or that gun or that unifoB7rm to hide Ebehind And Aalthough I feel, that this whole deal, EI got, was pretty damn wrong My conscience is clean, cause I'm Aa human Ebeing, And you're just B7Johnny ELaw
CHORUS: (THE SAME WALK UP TO A)
Ohh JohnnyA Law Johnny ELaw He's the littlest man I ever B7saw With his Ebadge and his gun, he'll just Ahassle Eeveryone He'll get you on the B7run Johnny ELaw EWith his badge and his gun, he'll just Ahassle Eeveryone You'll never get me on the rB7un Johnny ELaw
OUTRO IS SAME AS INTRO AS HE HUMS ALONG TO THE MELODY. Alright that's it. That felt like it took forever. I can't imagine how long its takes someone to tab out something like "Green Grass and High Tides." Cheers.