Run Billy Joe Chords by Tim Steinfort
Tempo:
144.6 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
Em
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [Em] run
Someone dropped a dime, now [G] the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy Joe was an honest family [Em] man
But things didn't work out the way [Am] that he planned
I lost my job, we've got no money to [Em] survive
Said the father to his son, said the [Am] husband to his wife
Billy saw the tears in the eyes of his [Em] son
The [G] next day he got himself a [Am] loaded gun
[C] He went to the bank with a mask on his face
[E] Saying give me all your money, I'ma run this place
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run [Em] Billy, run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy's got the money, he's got to go [Em] far
He already burnt a stolen [Am] getaway car
The gun was on the bottom of a river [Em] somewhere
But Billy made [G] sure that they would [C] find it there
He drove [Am] back home but crashed into a [Em] car
It was nothing serious, no [C] blood, no scars
Billy offered money, he said take it, please
[E] But the man said, no, I'm calling the police
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [Em] run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy [G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am] got away eventually
[Em] He ran off with the [G] money and his [Am] family
[C] Billy Joe said, I'm still a free man
And [E] I've got no regrets, so let's do it again
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [G] run
Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [Em] gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, run
[G] Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, erased for [Am] a song
[N]
Someone dropped a dime, now [G] the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy Joe was an honest family [Em] man
But things didn't work out the way [Am] that he planned
I lost my job, we've got no money to [Em] survive
Said the father to his son, said the [Am] husband to his wife
Billy saw the tears in the eyes of his [Em] son
The [G] next day he got himself a [Am] loaded gun
[C] He went to the bank with a mask on his face
[E] Saying give me all your money, I'ma run this place
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run [Em] Billy, run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy's got the money, he's got to go [Em] far
He already burnt a stolen [Am] getaway car
The gun was on the bottom of a river [Em] somewhere
But Billy made [G] sure that they would [C] find it there
He drove [Am] back home but crashed into a [Em] car
It was nothing serious, no [C] blood, no scars
Billy offered money, he said take it, please
[E] But the man said, no, I'm calling the police
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [Em] run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy [G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am] got away eventually
[Em] He ran off with the [G] money and his [Am] family
[C] Billy Joe said, I'm still a free man
And [E] I've got no regrets, so let's do it again
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [G] run
Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [Em] gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, run
[G] Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, erased for [Am] a song
[N]
Key:
Am
G
Em
C
E
Am
G
Em
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [Em] run
Someone dropped a dime, now [G] the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy Joe was an honest family [Em] man
But things didn't work out the way [Am] that he planned
I lost my job, we've got no money to [Em] survive
Said the father to his son, said the [Am] husband to his wife
Billy saw the tears in the eyes of his [Em] son
The [G] next day he got himself a [Am] loaded gun
[C] He went to the bank with a mask on his face
[E] Saying give me all your money, I'ma run this place
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run [Em] Billy, run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy's got the money, he's got to go [Em] far
He already burnt a stolen [Am] getaway car
The gun was on the bottom of a river [Em] somewhere
But Billy made [G] sure that they would [C] find it there
He drove [Am] back home but crashed into a [Em] car
It was nothing serious, no [C] blood, no scars
Billy offered money, he said take it, please
[E] But the man said, no, I'm calling the police
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [Em] run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song _ _ _
Billy _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ got away _ eventually
[Em] He ran off with the [G] money and his [Am] family
[C] _ Billy Joe said, I'm still a free man
And [E] I've got no regrets, so let's do it again
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [G] run
Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
_ Hide yourself and get rid of your [Em] gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
_ Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, run
[G] Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, erased for [Am] a song _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Someone dropped a dime, now [G] the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy Joe was an honest family [Em] man
But things didn't work out the way [Am] that he planned
I lost my job, we've got no money to [Em] survive
Said the father to his son, said the [Am] husband to his wife
Billy saw the tears in the eyes of his [Em] son
The [G] next day he got himself a [Am] loaded gun
[C] He went to the bank with a mask on his face
[E] Saying give me all your money, I'ma run this place
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run [Em] Billy, run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
Billy's got the money, he's got to go [Em] far
He already burnt a stolen [Am] getaway car
The gun was on the bottom of a river [Em] somewhere
But Billy made [G] sure that they would [C] find it there
He drove [Am] back home but crashed into a [Em] car
It was nothing serious, no [C] blood, no scars
Billy offered money, he said take it, please
[E] But the man said, no, I'm calling the police
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [Em] run
Someone dropped a dime, now the [Am] cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song _ _ _
Billy _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ got away _ eventually
[Em] He ran off with the [G] money and his [Am] family
[C] _ Billy Joe said, I'm still a free man
And [E] I've got no regrets, so let's do it again
[Am] Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, [G] run
Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
_ Hide yourself and get rid of your [Em] gun
[G] Or you will be dead, [Am] erased for a song
_ Run Billy, run Billy, run Billy, run
[G] Someone dropped a dime, now [Am] the cops will come
Hide yourself and get rid of your [G] gun
Or you will be dead, erased for [Am] a song _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Facts about this song