Long Arm Of The Law Chords by Kenny Rogers

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In Cumberland, Kentucky, on a [Gb] cool [Bm] autumn evening,
[G] Billy lay in love with Mary [D] Ann. _
She was a rich judge's daughter.
[Bm] He was the son of a miner,
[E] but that night their love was more than [A] they could stand. _
The [D] judge said to his daughter,
that [Bm] son of that coal miner
is someone you'd do [G] well to leave [D] alone. _
She [G] knew her dad so [A] well,
[D] she knew she couldn't [G] tell,
but [D] the truth was bound to [G] show before too [D] long. _
Their love had started [Gm] growing [A] on [D] its own. _ _
You can't outrun [A] the long arm [G] of the law.
No, [D] you can't outrun the long [A] arm [D] of the law. _
[Eb] Billy placed his hand on Mary,
and he felt the baby moving.
Kissed her and said, [Ab] I'll see you when [Eb] I can. _
The judge had made a promise,
[Cm] when he caught up with Billy,
[F] he'd send him far away from [Bb] Mary [Ab] Ann.
[Gm] _
[Bb] [Eb] The whole town knew he'd do it.
Too many times he'd proved it,
to at least a [Ab] hundred men [Eb] behind the wall. _
[Ab] He'd smile [Bb] behind that frown,
and when he [Eb] brought that gavel down,
he called [Ab] himself the long arm [Eb] of the law. _
And he'd set his [Ab] mind on [Bb] seeing [Eb] Billy fall. _
[E] In a hot and humid mine shack,
[Dbm] a midwife pulled the sheet back,
[E] and placed a cool [A] damp towel on [E] Mary Ann. _
Billy's eyes were wide with wonder,
[Dbm] for the spell he was [E] under.
[Gb] She placed the newborn baby in [Gbm] his hair. _
[E] He didn't hear the siren,
[Dbm] just the baby crying,
that miracle [A] of love was [E] all he saw. _
[A] Then the door came [B] crashing down,
[E] and Billy [A] turned around.
[E] He felt the [A] heart and soul [E] inside him fall.
He stood face to face [A] with the [B] long arm [E] of the law. _ _
You can't [Abm] outrun the long arm [A] of the law. _
[E] Oh, you can't outrun the [B] long arm [E] of the law. _
[A] You can hide out [B] for a while, [Bm] he said [A] with a smile,
but you [E] can't outrun the long arm of the law. _
_ [F] _ It seemed like everybody down in Cumberland, Kentucky,
_ came out [Bb] that day to see [F] poor Billy's trial. _
_ The court called an order.
[Dm] There sat the judge's daughter.
[G] She looked so [Em] proud holding [Gm] Billy's child.
[Am]
[Gm] When [F] they brought Billy to her,
[Dm] the judge just looked right through him,
[F] as he held that holy [Bb] Bible in his [F] hand. _
And [Bb] he smiled at his [C] grandson,
then [A] his eyes cut back to [Bb] Billy,
and said, I [F] think this [Bb] time the law will [F] understand. _
Son, I [C] sentence you to life with [F] Mary [Bb] _
_ [F] Ann.
You can't outrun [C] the long arm of [Bb] the law.
No, [F] you can't [Fm] outrun the [C] long arm [F] of the law.
_ [Bb] He said to Billy [C] with a smile,
I [F] know you hid [A] out for [Bb] a while,
[F] but you can't outrun [C] the long arm of [F] the law.
No, you can't outrun [C] the long arm of [F] the law.